Fire wrecks havoc in Ogun, burns vehicles, injures people

An early-hour greeting occurrence outbreak from a fallen tanker loaded with premium centrifugal tone has destroyed galore vehicles successful the Ibafo country of the Obafemi Owode section authorities country of the state, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

According to eyewitnesses, the operator of the tanker was suspected to person fallen dormant astatine the wheel, causing him to suffer control, which led to the tanker’s autumn and eventual explosion.

The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun state-owned Traffic Compliance and Enforcement, Babatunde Akinbiyi, portion confirming the incidental successful Abeokuta said nary beingness was lost.

The spilt contented was said to person resulted successful a occurrence that rapidly dispersed to vehicles parked astatine a filling station.

It was gathered that the Ogun State Fire Service motor was yet deployed to enactment the concern nether control, but the occurrence had succeeded successful burning respective vehicles.

Several individuals besides sustained varying degrees of injuries.

The petrol spill was said to person passed done a drainage strategy that led to a assemblage astir 1 kilometre from the expressway.

The interaction of the occurrence was evident, with respective buildings suffering shattered windows, damaged roofs, and cracked walls.