Tanker Burst At Obalende With One Killed And Several Injured

-YOMMY AYILARA.

One Killed and Several Injured As Tanker Bursts At Obalende.

A tanker belonging to the NNPC was said to have turned over before blowing up into flames in front of the Oando filling station in Obalende area of Lagos State.

 

Reports have it that one person has been killed and several others have been injured. The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who substantiated the development, said the 45,000-litre capacity tanker loaded with petrol caught fire after fallen on its side in from of the filling station.

 

He said after the LASEMA got the anxiety call about the fire, officials from the agency were sent to the scene where they along with men of the Lagos State Fire Service and the Federal Fire Service fought and brought the fire under control.

He said;
β€œUnfortunately, the inferno has resulted in a single fatality, 15 minor casualties, and one major casualty, who happens to be a Lagos State Firefighter. He has been subsequently transferred to the Lagos State General Hospital for treatment while the minor casualties received on the scene medical attentionβ€œWe appeal for calm and urge members of the public to keep away and allow the responders to complete their work.”

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