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Just In: Tanker Catches Fire In Ladipo, Lagos

by Damilare Salami
Tanker, Apapa Violence, petrol

A 33,000 litres tanker fully laden with diesel has crashed on a car in Lagos, leading to a fire outbreak.

Sources said the tanker crashed on the BMW Car with registration number (LSD 462 CZ) while driving inward Ladipo area, Oshodi-Apapa expressway, Lagos.

News men gathered that the vehicle, with registration number TUT 258 XA, belongs to Bovas Petroleum.

The incident led to spillage of the entire content(diesel, thereby leading to an inferno.

“No lives lost”, an official of Lagos emergency agency said when contacted.

“Recovery operation ongoing by the men of the Lagos State Fire Service and LASEMA Response Team,” the official added.

Such an occurrence is common in Lagos and often causes a very long traffic jam.

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