PETROL TANKER CRASHES IN LAGOS

 

Scene of Tanker crash at Iju Lagos

Barely 24hours after a tanker exploded in Lagos killing 15people and destroying many shops another tanker laden with 33,000 litres of petrol fell in the Iju area of Lagos State on Thursday, spilling some of its contents on the road.

Masquerade234 gathered that the truck, belonging to Conoil, with number plate, XB467AKN, also hit an electric pole along Ajuwon Road. However no life was lost in the incident.

Fire fighters from Agege Fire Station, as well as technical staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria and policemen prevented vehicles from plying the road while the incident lasted.  Around 8am, the remaining fuel in the vehicle was transferred into another tanker.

Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Razaq Fadipe, told our correspondent that the tanker fell around 2.21am.