...Recovers Truck's Stuck, Tilted, Fallen Consignment
Following the Pipeline Vandalism on Monday, 11th November 2019 at Abesan Estate, Boys Town end of Ipaja, behind Honeyland School at about 8:18 a.m where fire broke out due to activities of oil pipeline vandals, and a truck at ijora bridge inward iganmu that constituted obstruction to free vehicular activities when more than half of its consignment got stuck beneath the bridge as a result of miscalculations by its driver, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency's Director General, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu explained that there was no loss of lives in the two incidences.
Dr. Oke-Osanyintolu further stated that a tanker with registration number AGL 591 XP laden with 36,000 litres of stolen Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, the second of such to exit the site of the vandalized pipeline at the back of Honeyland School, Abesan Estate, while trying to escape came in contact with an electric pole which resulted into a fire outbreak making the oil tanker burn midway through before it was curtailed.
Speaking further, the LASEMA Boss reiterated that no casualties or fatalities were recorded, nor were any injuries incurred as residents of the area rallied support for the combined response team of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service but two cars belonging to yet - to - be identified residents, were razed, Toyota Camry with registration number EPE 79 DF and completely burnt a Volkswagen saloon car beyond recognition, while activities of the vandals left PMS spilled in the entire area which had been cordoned off on arrival of the LASEMA team for safety of residents and rescue teams in tandem with International best practices.
Meanwhile, after putting out the fire completely, officials of Pipeline Maintenance/Security Committee from NNPC/PPMC whom the Agency's officials at the incident scene contacted, on arrival, trans-loaded the remaining PMS in the half burnt tanker of the vandals, with officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on standby to take possession of the oil Tanker truck afterwards.
However, Having completed the task of safely Transloading the remaining PMS from the vandal's articulated vehicle, the affected back tyres of the tanker were refixed to enable its recovery to the Head Office of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, at Alausa with assistance of the Agency's Heavy-Duty Equipment.
The DG/CEO LASEMA, commended efforts of the Agency's Local Emergency Management Committee members, LEMC, concerned journalists, as well as residents of the area for their complete cooperation and for rallying round the dual response team of LASEMA and the LASG Fire Services on their arrival, especially for understanding when to give way for the professionals to perform their duties thus making the task of quick, effective and efficient recovery easier.
He thereafter advised residents of the area to be more vigilant, insisting that the area belongs to the residents whom he advised to be more alert in the future, saying that just as it occurred this time, if it were worse before recovery, it is the residents that will bear the brunt of the whole sad episode, he thus insisted that residents must as a matter of paramount importance implement simple safety measures to mitigate against fire incidents in the near or distant future by acquiring fire extinguishers, fire extinguishing balls and blankets as well as ensure that their simple fire fighting equipment are always active.
Aside LASEMA, LASG Fire Services, officials of Pipeline Maintenance/Security Committee from NNPC, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Officials of the Nigerian Police Force from Ayobo and Abesan Police Stations, as well as representatives from the Ipaja Area Command were all on ground for the safe recovery.
In a related development, LASEMA recovered an accident truck at ijora bridge inward iganmu that constituted obstruction to free vehicular activities when more than half of its consignment got stuck beneath the bridge as a result of miscalculations by its driver.
The truck with registration number OKLAHOMA 517-2GJ conveying a loaded consignment got stuck under the bridge due to carelessness on the part of the driver which made it's cargo tilt off the truck on impact, effectively cutting off other road users by obstructing free vehicular activities.
However, no loss of lives were recorded, nor were any injuries sustained at the scene of the incident where the Agency's heavy-duty equipment compiling of the Crane, Lowbed and Super Metro were deployed for speedy recovery of the articulated vehicle off the bridge, to enable free vehicular activities for all other road users.
LASEMA, LASTMA, FRSC and Police were responders at the Ijora under bridge accident scene.
