A petrol tanker has caught fire at a filling station at Idi Oro, in the Mushin area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.
Gatekeepers News reports that the tanker which gutted fire on Wednesday is currently been attended to by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye in a statement said an alert on the fire was received at 13:17hrs.
Adeseye said this “saw the Agency mobilising other emergency responders of the State to put up concerted efforts in combatting the inferno.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that it is a 33,000 Tanker that is fully laden with Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as Petrol that is on Fire.
“Although the cause of the disaster is yet to be ascertained, officials of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service remain on top of the situation and will provide necessary updates as the situation demands.
“Motorists are advised to seek alternative route away from the Idi Oro Corridor of Agege Motor Road, Mushin.”
