It was gathered that the 33,000-litre capacity tanker fell at a bad portion of the road and spilled its content. Our correspondents gathered that the fire also gutted six vehicles, including a Mack truck conveying generators to the Alaba International Market. He said, “The container-carrying truck conveying the generators broke down; it had a battery problem. The military, Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and fire service were on the ground to arrest the situation. Meanwhile, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has commiserated with families of the victims of the tanker explosion.

Source: Punch January 31, 2019 01:07 UTC