Another Fuel Tanker Explodes Into Flames In Lagos

There has been another fuel tanker explosion at the Abule Osun bus station in the Ojo barracks area of the Badagry expressway, Lagos state.

According to Channels TV, the tanker which exploded on Thursday, February 6, was laden with 11,000 litres of diesel.

The incident which was confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), occurred close to a construction yard of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC).

Olufemi Osanyintolu, the director-general of LASEMA, said that the disaster took place after the rear spring of the vehicle broke off while it was on top speed.