Fire has gutted a three-storey building on Wednesday following the explosion of a petrol tanker at Mobil filling station located directly opposite Alakara Police station at Idi-Oro inward Mosalashi area of Mushin, Lagos State.
Residents of the area took to social media to share videos from the fire outbreak that caused panic in the community.
Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs. Adeseye Margaret, who confirmed the incident, said that the fire outbreak was a resulting of a PMS tanker trying to discharge its contents.
She said the tanker exploded around 1pm and spread to a three-storey residential building opposite Alakara Police Station, Mushin, Lagos.
Mrs. Margaret in the statement stated that the agency mobilised other emergency responders of the State to put up a concerted efforts in combatting the inferno.
She expressed that preliminary investigation revealed that it is a 33,000 tanker fully ladden with Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol caught fire.
Although the cause of the disaster is yet to be ascertained, officials of Lagos State Fire and rescue service are at the scene of the incident to put out the fire.
Motorists are advised to seek alternative route away from the Idi Oro Corridor of Agege Motor Road, Mushin.
On his part, Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, however said no life was lost.
He said;
A fire outbreak as a result of a PMS tanker trying to discharge its content exploded at about few minutes to 13.00 hours and spread to a three-storey residential building opposite Alakara Police Station, Mushin, Lagos.
No life was lost and no one injured. Containment of the fire has been very successful. Effort is ongoing to salvage the three-storey building from being totally consumed. Few items were saved.
Watch some videos from the scene of the fire outbreak below;
Mobil gas station in Idi-oro mushin is currently on fire 😩🥺 pic.twitter.com/FYdUuRa7Op
— Alhaji IBRO (@heiqhtmAn) March 9, 2022
Tanker Catches Fire at Mobil Petrol Station Mushin
A fire incident has been reported at a Mobil filling station located directly opposite Alakara Police station at Idi-Oro inward Mosalashi area of Mushin, Lagos State.
Source: @trafficbutter#Mushin #IdiOro #AlakaraPoliceStation pic.twitter.com/VGAVojv5dq— WuzupNigeria (@WuzupNigeria) March 9, 2022
VIDEO: Mobil Filling station on Agege Motor road, idioro Mushin on fire. pic.twitter.com/MW2BrRJiFH
— EONS INTELLIGENCE (@eonsintelligenc) March 9, 2022
Mobil filling ⛽ is burning 🔥 at idi oro mushin pic.twitter.com/cjlVE4ENk3
— Mayowa olagunju ❁ (@iam_doctormayor) March 9, 2022
If you’re going towards Mushin from ojuelegba
Be careful pic.twitter.com/58K2jpS7B6— AAURA (@Aaura_fragrance) March 9, 2022
