How Five vehicles burnt as petrol tanker explodes in Ibadan

By Ayodele Ifasakin 

There was pandemonium as a petrol-laden tanker exploded burning two articulated trucks, one 18-seater bus, two commercial taxis  and three motorcycles in Iyana-Ajia, Egbeda area, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

 How Five vehicles burnt as petrol tanker explodes in Ibadan

As of the time of filing this report, the tanker is said to be burning while other affected vehicles have been burnt to ashes.

The incident was said to have occurred on the Ibadan axis of the Ibadan-Ife Expressway, very close to the ongoing Iyana-Ajia bridge.

However It was gathered that no life was lost in the unfortunate incident

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LAGOS FIRE OUTBREAK: Three Die, Properties Destroyed as Vandalized NNPC Pipeline Explodes in Abule Egba

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As Lagos suffers another pipeline fire at Abule Egba/Ekoro Road Sunday night, the Lagos State Emergency Response Agency, LASEMA has activated the State's Emergency Response Plan.

AgegePulse learnt that, the swift response of LASEMA and other First Responders mobilized to the incident site with the Incident Commander, DG/CEO LASEMA-Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu in charge of the recovery process, has successfully curtailed the inferno.

The quick success aside being attributed to adequate training of personnel, quick response time and acquisition of proper equipment by the Governor Sanwo–Olu led administration, it was attributed to the outcome of interagency collaboration was said to have made the operation and recovery process fast and smooth.

According to updated reports, the inferno has been completely put off with details revealing that the valve where the vandalised petroleum products emanated from, had been stopped cutting off supply totally from source at the NNPC Station.

This collaborative act by the NNPC eased the entire recovery process in no small measure, as supply of the highly inflammable fluid was cut off at source which contributed immensely to curtailing the resultant fire from acts of the pipeline vandals.

Though preliminary report on the Ilepo fire outbreak had it that it was a pipeline fire which cause could not be ascertained, however, Situational Report from further investigations later revealed that the inferno was as a result of pipeline vandalism.

Going further, the report have it that two adults and one young male lives were lost to the inferno, with 11 trucks laden with 40feet containers destroyed, while about Seven buildings were razed down by the inferno.

However no injuries were recorded by the responders during the operation in which LASEMA combined efforts of it's Lagos West Response Unit, the Dolphin and that of the Command Control Center Tiger Squads, LASEMA Fire Team, as well as the Lagos State and Federal Fire Services, the RRS and other relevant safety and security agencies were responders.

Video: MANY FEARED KILLED AS PETROL TANKER FALLS, EXPLODES IN OGUN

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A petrol-laden tanker fell in the wee hours of Friday around Toll gate, Ota axis of Lagos-Abeokuta highway, while approaching Shoprite Store, killing yet to be identified number of people.

The tanker, DAILY POST learnt, went up in flames immediately, destroying lives, vehicles, and properties.

Confirming the incident, the Ogun State Traffic Compliance (TRACE) Corps Spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi released a video of the inferno.

Akinbiyi told DAILY POST that there were casualties but the number could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

According to Akinbiyi, the TRACE Corps, Fire Service agents, Federal Road Safety Corps, the police, the NSCDC, Naval officers and the Army were all on ground for rescue operations.

While sympathising with those affected by the ugly incident, Akinbiyi advised motorists to avoid Toll Gate Area for now.

“Nevertheless, they can go through the Old Ota Road to link Awolowo Road down to Sango under bridge to link Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway,” he said.