Gas tanker explosion kills two, destroys shops in Lagos

A state tanker detonation has claimed 2 lives and destroyed respective properties on the Lekki-Epe Expressway successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday.

The incident, which occurred astatine Tera Ahmed autobus halt successful Sangotedo, progressive a collision betwixt a state tanker and a tipper truck.

According to the connection by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the exigency was reported astatine astir 02:36 a.m., prompting a swift effect from occurrence crews from Lekki Phase II, Oniru and Epe II stations.

The bureau said the mishap occurred erstwhile a speeding 20-tonne tipper motortruck travelling from the Epe axis rammed into a 30-tonne state tanker that had stopped connected the road without pulling disconnected the road.

The interaction triggered a occurrence outbreak, which rapidly dispersed to adjacent structures, affecting 3 warehouses and 10 roadside shops, including a gym and a generator house.

Firefighters, however, contained the blaze earlier it could dispersed further, redeeming a adjacent petrol filling station, a afloat loaded 33,000-litre Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) tanker, and different surrounding properties.

In an authoritative update, the Controller General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said, “The mishap which was alerted astatine 02:36 wee hours Saturday saw Lekki Phase II, Oniru and Epe II Fire Stations of the Agency raised to ...