Many cars have been destroyed after a petroleum tanker went up in flames on Kara Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the early hours of Saturday, November 7.
According to reports, the incident occurred at about 1 a.m. on Saturday with many motorists travelling in and out of Lagos State trapped in the inferno.
Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA in a statement, however said they were chased away by hoodlums when they arrived at bridge to help put out the fire.
Giving a report in a Twitter thread, the agency wrote;
UPDATE ON TANKER FIRE ON KARA BRIDGE, OUTWARD BERGER
The agency responded to the incident at 0105hrs this morning according to the State emergency response plan. The joint team (agency AND LAGOS FIRE SERVICE) was waylaid on arrival by a group of miscreants brandishing weapons and was forced to seek extra police cover from the Isheri Police Station.
UPDATE ON TANKER FIRE ON KARA BRIDGE, OUTWARD BERGER
The agency responded to the incident at 0105hrs this morning according to the State emergency response plan.
The joint team (agency + @LAG_FireService ) was waylaid on arrival by a group of miscreants brandishing weapons— LRU #Call112 (@lasemasocial) November 7, 2020
LASEMA expressed that the operation commenced with the police protection until the group of assailants grew larger and caused significant damage to their vehicles and threats to life of personnel.
This action forced the team was forced to suspend the recovery operation for safety reasons.
and was forced to seek extra police cover from the Isheri Police Station.
The operation commenced with the police protection until the group of assailants grew larger and caused significant damage to vehicles and threats to life of our personnel.
The team was forced to suspend— LRU #Call112 (@lasemasocial) November 7, 2020
It added;
It is of note that this attack is part of a very worrisome trend of first responders being attacked in the course of their duties. Lagosians are urged to refrain from endangering the lives of emergency responders.
the Recovery operation for safety reasons.
It is of note that this attack is part of a very worrisome trend of first responders being attacked in the course of their duties. Lagosians are urged to refrain from endangering the lives of emergency responders @OkeOsanyintolu pic.twitter.com/f2fKT0AQaH— LRU #Call112 (@lasemasocial) November 7, 2020
See some photos and videos from the scene of the incident below;
This is Kara bridge this morning. Can you imagine this carnage every other month or so? @followlasg @jidesanwoolu @OGSG_Official @dabiodunMFR @NigeriaGov
Can this continue? pic.twitter.com/s8ewp19yIP— Osaghae C (@osigana1) November 7, 2020
Kara Accident (Berger) By World Oil 7/10/2020 #karaBridgeAccident pic.twitter.com/KgEuF0TfRC
— Clegg Babatunde (@tuncle2001) November 7, 2020
Many cars and properties destroyed after a petroleum tanker went up in flames on Kara Bridge, Lagos in the early hours of Saturday, November 7. https://t.co/BG0t0AABsv pic.twitter.com/EHVrWNxdqg
— Kimbglobla (@kimbglobla) November 7, 2020
If you on your way to Ibadan from Lagos and you are yet to get to Kara.. Turn back and go through Epe or postpone your journey…
BECAUSE
According to @MobilePunch
A fuel-laden tanker went up in flames at the Kara end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway… pic.twitter.com/YQ0IsTPsbR— Babajide Fadoju (@BabajideFadoju) November 7, 2020
Happening right now tanker explosion at Kara bridge Fire service needed urgently pic.twitter.com/V2V5LOkLH8
— Tom ® (@lagaista) November 7, 2020
