Many burnt to death after Maryland Tanker explosion in Lagos

By Ola Peter
5 years Ago

Several people have been reportedly killed after a fuel tanker caught fire on Odo-Iyaalaro Bridge inward Maryland in Lagos.

According to The Guardian, the accident has caused major gridlock around the axis, while the cause of the conflagration and number of casualties couldn’t be ascertained.

It was also gathered that the situation has paralyzed movements around Tipper garage, Ojota-Interchange and Motorways plaza.

However some eyewitnesses told Channels that the tanker which was said to have caught fire, was not laden with fuel. It was also gathered that Firefighters and other security operatives were on ground to control the situation.

Here are photos from the scene of the incident below;