Diesel Tanker Catches Fire Under Otedola Bridge In Lagos

A 33,000-litre tanker conveying petroleum merchandise has caught hearth after reportedly falling between the inward and outward sections of Otedola Bridge alongside the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Firefighters from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the blaze, whereas damping-down operations had been ongoing to stop a doable re-ignition.

The Controller-General of the service, Margaret Abimbola Adeseye, disclosed this in an emergency incident report, stating {that a} misery name was acquired at 4.09 pm.

According to Adeseye, firefighters from the Alausa and Ikeja hearth stations had been instantly mobilised and arrived on the scene at 4.16 pm, seven minutes after the misery name.

The report acknowledged that the tanker was conveying petroleum merchandise from a depot when it fell between the inward and outward sections of the bridge, ensuing within the hearth.

Adeseye stated the firefighters responded promptly and efficiently extinguished the blaze.

She added that damping-down operations had been persevering with to chill affected supplies, eradicate residual hotspots and forestall the hearth from reigniting.

However, the incident report didn’t set up the reason for the tanker’s fall or specify the extent of property harm or whether or not any casualties had been recorded.

The incident has once more raised issues in regards to the dangers related to petroleum tanker accidents on Otedola Bridge, a piece of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway that has witnessed earlier tanker fires.

Such incidents can pose critical risks as a result of flammable nature of petroleum merchandise, heavy site visitors, and the proximity of different automobiles to accident scenes.

Although the reason for the newest incident stays unknown, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that the hearth had been extinguished, with emergency personnel persevering with operations to cut back the chance of a recurrence.

Further particulars on casualties, property harm, the situation of the tanker and the restoration of regular site visitors motion weren’t offered within the report.