•A fuel tanker on fire A petroleum tanker carrying Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol overturned and went up in flames last night, Wednesday, February 11 at Ikeja Along area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the petrol-laden tanker overturned, spilling its contents on the road and triggering a fire outbreak. Officials of [&helli...
•Tanker explosion A fuel tanker exploded today along the busy Ibadan Expressway in Oyo State, sparking a massive fire and severe traffic congestion between the Oremeji and Olorunsogo axis. As of the time of filing this report, no casualties had been confirmed, but the inferno was still ongoing as emergency responders battled to contain the [&h...
•A fuel tanker explosion Policemen and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) prevented looting and explosion at the scene of a petrol tanker accident in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, today. The incident occurred along Jalingo-Wukari road in the early hours of today, reports Daily Trust. It was gathered that soon after [&...
•Scene of the accident A 33,000-litre tanker carrying automated gas oil, otherwise known as diesel has fallen along the Onitsha-Awka-Enugu Expressway around the Army Gate, Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State. The incident happened at about 7:05 am today as the tanker driver was diverting into a filling station along the expressway, r...
•Fuel tanker explosion Three persons narrowly escaped death today as a fuel tanker exploded in Epe-Ijebu Ode expressway in Lagos State. The explosion resulted in confusion in the locality as nearby passers-by scampered for safety, reports Nigerian Tribune. The fuel tanker explosion occurred on the Lagos State end of the road. Two persons inclu...
There is panic among the residents and road users as another fuel-laden tanker has erupted in flames at the Jigawa-Kano border in Jigawa State, Northwest Nigeria. It is worth noting that this latest incident comes just a month after a deadly tanker explosion on October 15, 2024, in Majia, Taura Local Government Area, which left […]
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