Tanker Explosion Kills 1 and Burns 3 Trucks in Lagos

The incident occurred around 1:45am on Tuesday by NAFDAC office, Oshodi. A fuel tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, fell at a bend behind NAFDAC in Oshodi, spilling its content on the road, while an oncoming trailer, sensing danger stopped but a smaller truck thinking that the trailer was stationery tried to navigate by the trailer and with a spark from the vehicle’s silencer, fire broke out.

General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Michael Akindele told PM NEWS this morning that the spark from the smaller truck’s silencer ignited the fire.
He said that a man trying to scoop fuel from the spillage was burnt to death, while the drivers of the three vehicles escaped unhurt.
Akindele said the three trucks were burnt by the fire but that the efforts of LASEMA officials, fire service men prevented the fire from spreading and causing more damage.
He said his men, LASTMA officials and others were still on ground trying to remove the burnt vehicles from the highway.
Akindele warned Lagosians to be careful of scooping fuel whenever a tanker spilled its content as they would never know when it would result to fire, lamenting that the life loss could have been prevented if the man had not attempted to scoop fuel from the spillage

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Posted: at 7-10-2015 12:52 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

God pls ave mercy on us.lagos nid crious prayers o.

Posted: at 7-10-2015 01:09 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Poverty is a big diseases.... I pray may God deliver us all.... RIP to the dead

Posted: at 7-10-2015 01:25 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Oo tragedy every hook and corner of dis country! Oh God save your people whom you made in your own image and likeness pls BABA...

Posted: at 7-10-2015 02:04 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

see lagos , see naija see war

Posted: at 7-10-2015 03:33 PM (8 years ago) | Grande Master

Abeg mak Lagos govt do sometyn abt dis bad roads

Posted: at 7-10-2015 04:52 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Chai, c as people take loose their lives

Posted: at 7-10-2015 09:08 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

But, these tanker guys suppose get their own route ooo

Posted: at 7-10-2015 09:10 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

thank God life lost was not more than that...
and it was  early morning...Oshodi for dt
matter ....RIP to the dead

Posted: at 7-10-2015 09:48 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

hehehe....poverty sometime leads some person
to their grv... so so bad sha...

Posted: at 7-10-2015 11:15 PM (8 years ago) | Hero