A tanker laden with 33,000-litre of petrol has fallen while moving along Festac Link Bridge in Lagos State on Sunday, November 8, spilling the content on the ground.
The residents of the area rushed to the scene of the accident and started using buckets and kegs to scoop the content which spilled fuel rapidly on the road.
While confirming the development, the Director-General of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the trans-loading of the remaining petrol was ongoing, adding that emergency responders were on the ground to prevent a secondary incident.
The LASEMA DG said;
The Agency responded to distress calls around 6 am and arrived to find an overturned tanker with its contents, 33,000 litres of petrol rapidly spilling due to the effect of gravity on the overturned tanker. While immediate action by the joint team comprising of the Agency’s Firefighters, Lagos Fire Service, and the Nigeria Police was taken to prevent a secondary incident, the scene was invaded by people carrying kegs attempting to scoop the product. This required additional police support. Transloading of product is ongoing. We appeal for calm and will provide further updates.
See the pictures and videos of the accident scene at the Festac bridge below;
“@GoldmyneTV: Fallen tanker laden with petrol spills its content on the Festac Link Bridge in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos State.
Reports say the incident happened around 6.30am today Sunday.@Gidi_Traffic pic.twitter.com/iDERJg6aOA— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) November 8, 2020
A petrol tanker fell on the Festac Link bridge this morning. I hear there’s Fire Service on the way. Hope they can come in time. Those people scooping though!
Please RT! #Emergency #FestacTown #HappyBirthdayLaycon pic.twitter.com/EdRjqa31e8
— Phoonmz (@stylepractice) November 8, 2020
@jidesanwoolu @Gidi_Traffic @trafficbutter @nemanigeria @PoliceNG_CRU Fallen Tanker laden with petroleum product this morning at Amuwo Odofin Festac Link bridge Lagos. And people are scooping the content. Cars can’t exit or coming in. How long will this tanker menace continue? pic.twitter.com/u2SbqBDcas
— EVANGELIST EMMANUEL (@ARISE0214) November 8, 2020
