According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the inferno began at about 5.00 a. m, destroyed the contents of a Mack trailer conveying crates of drinks from Intercontinental Breweries.
The fire gutted a stationed wagon Peugeot car, one Space bus, a Toyota Hummer jeep, a Mazda bus, a container conveying food products from Delta and an empty Mack trailer.
The Lagos state police command says there was no casualty recorded in the tanker explosion that took place along Lagos-Badagry expressway, inward Iyana-Iba, opposite Ojo Military Barracks, Lagos.
A statement released by the state police command spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, says the nine vehicles, comprising four articulated vehicles, one truck and four mini buses were razed. Read the statement below.
There was a fire incident today, October 2, 2018, at about 0500hrs, along Lagos-Badagry expressway, inward Iyana-Iba, opposite Ojo Military Barracks, Lagos.
When the fire which began just before the break of the dawn was eventually put out by men of the Fire Service, nine vehicles, comprising four articulated vehicles, one truck and four mini buses were razed. No life was lost and there was no report that anyone was injured during the incident. It is worthy of note that no fuel tanker was in sight nor burnt as a result.
However, it must be mentioned that in the evening of the previous day, October 1, 2018, at about 1830hrs, a Fuel truck was seen at the point where the fire began, with its content leaking uncontrollably from the storage tank.
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As a result, the Fire Service was called to attend to the situation. They arrived shortly after and applied some foamy substances on the road. At the end of the exercise, both the Fuel truck and the Fire Service men left without problem.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Edgal Imohimi has directed the Disaster Management Unit of the Command to investigate the cause of the fire in collaboration with relevant agencies.