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

According to Channels TV, the tanker which exploded on Thursday, February 6, was laden with 11,000 litres of diesel.<\/p>\n

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).<\/p>

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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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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