ICYMI: See Video From Ogba Tanker Explosion This Morning

A petrol station along Ajayi road in Ogba went up in flames today, destroying some properties.

News Rain Nigeria gathered that the unfortunate incident happened at the Yerevan Oil located on Ajayi Road, Ogba, and from the information gathered, a petrol tanker and a few fuel dispensers were burnt by the fire.

The situation was later brought under control by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).

ICYMI: See Video From Ogba Tanker Explosion Earlier This Morning

News Rain Nigeria also learned that officials of the LASEMA response team and the Lagos State Fire Service swiftly moved to the scene of the fire to put it out and ensured that not much damage was done, especially properties within the area.

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On arrival at the petrol filling station this morning, investigations by the LASEMA team revealed that the fire outbreak was caused by spillage from the articulated truck laden with 33,000litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS (Petrol).

The leaky valve, which was the source of the inferno, was shut off while blanketing the truck.

Recall that Lagos state has been experiencing fire outbreaks from gas and petrol.

A gas explosion was recorded a few weeks ago at the Iju Ishaga area of the state and another occurred at the Baruwa area of the metropolis.

Earlier in the year, an explosion happened at the Abule Ado area of Lagos, where a school, Bethlehem Girls’ College, was affected as well as buildings in the area.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had claimed that the explosion was caused after a truck hit some gas cylinders stacked in a gas processing plant located near the corporation’s System 2B Pipeline Right of Way, a claim which was later punctured by a BCC report.