No fewer than 20 vehicles and four commercial motorcycles were,
on Wednesday afternoon, burnt when a tanker laden with petrol fell
and spilled its content on the Festac Link Bridge in Awuwo Odofin
LGA of Lagos State.
The fire started at noon and raged for about an hour.
Fire fighters arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later but
did not have enough water to quench the fire.
A witness, Mr. Olufemi Popoola, told the News Agency of Nigeria
that the tanker, coming from Apple Junction and going to FESTAC
Town, was ascending the bridge but suddenly rolled back and
fell.
The impact of the fall separated the tank from the truck’s body,
resulting in an explosion, according to Popoola.
He said some residents and passers-by attacked the fire with
buckets of water to no avail.
Popoola , who lives in FESTAC, said the fire from the tanker
spilled over to nearby vehicles, forcing their occupants to run,
abandoning them.
“The fire then spilled into a car shop on the foot of the
bridge, burning some of the cars, while the attendants quickly
drove out some.
“Furniture items, bags and boxes displayed for sale on the foot
of the bridge were all burnt,’’ he told NAN.
NAN reports that the vehicles burnt included a 2010 Toyota
Highlander and a commercial bus.
The fire caused gridlock on the bridge and in the adjoining
roads.
A crowd of affected persons and sympathisers gathered at the
scene to lament the situation.
One of the owners of the burnt motorcycles, Mr. Akuko Okoli,
said he narrowly escaped death.
It was not clear at the time of the report whether any life was
lost to the fire.
(NAN)
No fewer than 20 vehicles and four commercial motorcycles were,
on Wednesday afternoon, burnt when a tanker laden with petrol fell
and spilled its content on the Festac Link Bridge in Awuwo Odofin
LGA of Lagos State.
The fire started at noon and raged for about an hour.
Fire fighters arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later but
did not have enough water to quench the fire.
A witness, Mr. Olufemi Popoola, told the News Agency of Nigeria
that the tanker, coming from Apple Junction and going to FESTAC
Town, was ascending the bridge but suddenly rolled back and
fell.
The impact of the fall separated the tank from the truck’s body,
resulting in an explosion, according to Popoola.
He said some residents and passers-by attacked the fire with
buckets of water to no avail.
Popoola , who lives in FESTAC, said the fire from the tanker
spilled over to nearby vehicles, forcing their occupants to run,
abandoning them.
“The fire then spilled into a car shop on the foot of the
bridge, burning some of the cars, while the attendants quickly
drove out some.
“Furniture items, bags and boxes displayed for sale on the foot
of the bridge were all burnt,’’ he told NAN.
NAN reports that the vehicles burnt included a 2010 Toyota
Highlander and a commercial bus.
The fire caused gridlock on the bridge and in the adjoining
roads.
A crowd of affected persons and sympathisers gathered at the
scene to lament the situation.
One of the owners of the burnt motorcycles, Mr. Akuko Okoli,
said he narrowly escaped death.
It was not clear at the time of the report whether any life was
lost to the fire.
(NAN)
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