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It was a scary Thursday morning for residents of Amuwo Odofin Estate mile 2, Amuwo Odofin Local Government, Lagos State as there was a fire outbreak that created panic amongst the residents.
TheNewsGuru reports that the fire outbreak was caused by a petrol tanker. The driver was said to be conveying the petrol to a destination when he lost control.The truck overturned, resulting in a spillage that burst into flames.
The fire started at about 1.00am in the morning as residents ran helter skelter for help. The inferno lasted for about an hour as the operatives of the Lagos Fire Service put out the fire.
TheNewsGuru gathered that two tankers and four containers carrying goods were all burnt.
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said some stationary trucks were also affected during the fire incident.
Oke-Osanyintolu said, “The Agency received distress calls concerning the above which occurred around 1am and activated its emergency response plan.
“On arrival, it was discovered that a fuel tanker loaded with PMS had overturned and burst into flames due to the oil spillage. This in turn affected some stationary trailers parked inwards Apapa.
“A combined team comprising Lagos Fire, Police, Federal Fire and Agency Responders have extinguished the flames.
“Operation to remove the affected vehicles is ongoing while road users are encouraged to use alternative routes.”
Details later.