The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that one person died following a gas tanker and tipper truck explosion along the Lekki-Epe Expressway on Saturday. This update follows an earlier statement by the Controller General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, who reported that properties worth thousands of naira…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has expressed deep regret over a fatal tanker explosion involving a Mack truck laden with diesel, which occurred in the early hours of today at the Oto-Ijanikin axis, near the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), inward Agbara, along the Badagry Expressway, Lagos. Preliminary security investigations revealed that…
Panic gripped the Iyana-Isolo axis of Lagos on Sunday after a fully loaded tanker lost control, collided with a commercial bus, and exploded in flames. Eyewitnesses say the tanker veered off the Apapa–Oshodi Expressway, overturned into a roadside gutter, and burst into flames, consuming nearby vehicles including a container trailer. Two people were reportedly injured…
Another Fire Incident Hits Ibadan, Petrol Tanker Explosion Destroys Property Worth Millions Less than 24 hours after a market inferno ravaged goods and properties worth millions of naira in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital has suffered yet another fire disaster. This latest incident occurred at the Tollgate area of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, where a petrol…
President Bola Tinubu has called for a thorough investigation into the tanker explosion that resulted in multiple accidents and loss of lives in Karu, Abuja, on Wednesday night. The President expressed his condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the tragic fire and has ordered that the injured receive immediate and prioritized medical…
Two petrol-laden tankers were engulfed in flames at an MRS filling station along Numan Road, opposite Jezco filling station near Yola International Airport on Tuesday. The road leading into Yola, the state capital, was blocked as curious residents gathered to witness the blaze, disregarding the potential danger. By the time of reporting, both fuel tankers…
At least 90 people were killed and over 50 injured after a huge fuel tanker explosion struck the Nigerian city of Jigawa, according to local authorities.
