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In the early hours of today, a tanker said to be loaded with petrol has crashed and exploded at Ajegunle Bus-Stop, Alagbado, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
Several houses, among other property, were said to have been burnt in the fire, as men of the state fire service and the police were deployed in the area.
The Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye said the inferno resulted from the spillage of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
The statement said,” Reports of the incident got to the service at 2 .16 a.m on Friday.
“The accident occurred when a 45,000 litres PMS capacity tanker wanted to negotiate a bend on the highway as it was on its way to serve a Petrol station.
“The spillage spread to the roadsides and the residents started to scoop the PMS, this nefarious activity ensured the fire outbreak.
“These people risked their lives, the service has warned residents severally, never to scoop PMS. However, the situation has been brought under control by the fire fighting crews”, the statement said.
Adeseye said that emergency responders were still at the scene to ensure that all hindrances to free movement and wreckage of the tanker were removed promptly.
She assured the public that the situation was under control as the process of mopping up and evacuation of the remains of the fire was ongoing.
Adeseye added that the public should also exercise caution and restraint as outbound Lagos traffic had been diverted to travel alongside the inbound vehicular traffic.