Properties Lost As Fuel Tanker Explodes At Egbeda, Lagos (Photos/Videos)

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Properties Lost As Fuel Tanker Explodes At Egbeda, LagosProperties worth millions of Naira have been destroyed after a petrol tanker exploded at Banire, Egbeda area of Lagos state in the early hours of Tuesday, May 25.

Investigation conducted by the state emergency team upon arrival at the scene revealed a fully loaded tanker with diesel had brakes failure, lost control, fell and exploded.

Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident, adding that the tanker exploded around 1:18am and firefighters worked to put it out.

Oke-Osanyintolu said the tanker was loaded with diesel when it exploded in the dead of night, but he could not tell whether the fire razed buildings around.

According to him, the incident occurred at Banire Bus Stop, Egbeda inward Ikotun.

He stated;

Investigation conducted by the Team upon arrival at the scene revealed a fully loaded tanker with diesel had a break failure, lost control and fell off the road leading to an explosion and fire outburst. However, no casualties recorded nor any properties razed in the unfortunate inferno.

The fire has been successfully subdued by men of the LASEMA LRU Fire service and LASG Fire service while dampening down is ongoing.

Meanwhile, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on its part stated that there was an ongoing process to transload the remaining fuel.

See some photos and videos from the fire outbreak below;

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