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Many Feared Killed After Tanker Failed Break, Explosion In Kogi
From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja.
It was another black Wednesday for the people Ankpa when over twenty persons were said to have been burnt to death after a petrol Tanker accident.
A tanker, with a full load of PMS, (petrol) was said to have lost contrrol due to break failure and fell on the bridge of maboro river, old Alede road in Ankpa, the headquarters of Ankpa local government in kogi state.
An eyewitness said the incident which happened around 3.30pm on wednesday brought the number of such ugly incident to two within a month in Ankpa.
He said the situation is not clear as to the numbers of death, saying some were burnt beyond recognition and body parts and debris of cars liters in the area greatly.
“Nobody knows the number of dead people now. Many People were in the river doing one thing or the other when the tanker lost contrrol, fell and exploded on the bridge. It’s horrible. The most horrorful scene I have ever seen in my life”, said Usman Ahmed.
Yet, another person from the town, who craved anonimity stated that “it’s the second major disaster in Ankpa within this month. This one is the most terrible and horrible . Over twenty persons were burnt to death, some beyond recognition”.
He added many who were “crushed to death had their body parts scattered all over the place”, adding that such ” parts had to be picked in bits and pieces in body bags”.
The kogi State FRSC Sector Commander, Commander Stephen Dawulung confirmed the incident ,saying the number of casaulty cannot be established for now .
“‘My boys are there, putting the pieces together. We don’t know the number of dead yet. A tanker , one bus and three cars, three motorcycles were involved”, he said.
September 29, 2022
One Feared Killed, Shops Razed As Petrol Tanker Explodes In Lagos
A teenager has been killed after a tanker ladened with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol exploded along the Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the incident on Friday, saying it occurred at about 2:06am.
It explained that the tanker was conveying 45,000 litres of petrol before it crashed and spilled its content on the road.
The incident occurred at the Ajegunle Bus-Stop of Alagbado (a border community) axis of the highway, causing gridlock as residents ran for safety.
But NEMA said emergency responders swiftly arrived at the scene, adding that officials of the Lagos State Fire Service handled the raging inferno from the Lagos end while their counterparts from the Ogun State Fire Service faced it from the Ogun side of the road.
It affirmed that the fire has been put out, but responders were in the process of mopping up the area to enable free flow of traffic again in the axis.
The agency, however, regretted that a 15-year-old boy identified as Oluwatobi Lawal, died in the incident while the inferno consumed 42 makeshift shops.
It said the teenager was preparing to write this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), as well as the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
According to NEMA, an assessment of the impact of the incident is ongoing and the buffer zone between the road and residential houses saved the structures from being affected.
April 22, 2022
Four Killed As Tanker, Truck Explode In Lagos
At least four persons have been confirmed dead in a head-on collision between a petrol tanker and a truck conveying cement along Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos.
It was learnt that the accident occurred at Kaiyetoro end of the expressway by Eleko bus stop on Sunday afternoon.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, which confirmed the incident, said the two vehicles went up in flames due to the impact of the collision.
“The accident, which was reported at 16:35 hours Sunday, involved a 45,000 litre-tanker fully ladden with petrol. It ran into a heavy duty vehicle conveying cement inward Lekki. The vehicles burst into flames due to the impact of the collision.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Epe Station, on arrival at the scene discovered that both vehicles had head-on collision as they travelled in opposite directions to Lekki and from Epe respectively,” the agency’s Director, Margret Adeseye, said.
Adeseye said four bodies were recovered from the wreckage of the vehicles after the fire was put out.
She stated, “The crew swiftly doused the raging fire from the accidental spillage of contents from the tanker and recovered four bodies suspected dead from both vehicles.
“Three of the bodies were recovered from the tanker and one from the trailer. Rescue operations are still ongoing at the scene of the accident.”
March 27, 2022
13 injured, 25 cars destroyed as tanker Explodes in Lagos
No fewer than 13 persons sustained various degrees of injuries on Thursday night after a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker exploded at Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, opposite Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Ikeja.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the development to newsmen in Ikeja on Friday.
Farinloye said about 25 cars were destroyed in the explosion which was caused by leakage while the LPG tanker was in motion.
“The fire affected the premises of Ogun State Property Investment Company (OPIC) Plaza besides Sheraton Hotels, which houses different commercial outfits including a Chinese Restaurant.
“After concerted efforts of five fire trucks from the Lagos State Fire Service and two trucks from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Response Unit the fire was put out.
“The initial search and rescue activities revealed that 13 persons sustained various degrees of burns. Out of this, nine are males while four are females,” Farinloye said.
According to him, the affected victims were attended to at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) for First Aid.
“Preliminary assessment of vehicles damaged indicated that about 25 were destroyed as at now,” he added.
June 18, 2021
JUST IN: Tanker fire explosion causes gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A fuel tanker on Wednesday caught fire at the Magboro section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident, which happened around 06 am, caused gridlock at Magboro, outward Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Our correspondents gathered that firefighters have arrived at the scene of the fire outbreak.
It was also learnt that the fuel being conveyed by the tanker had spilled to the other side of the expressway – leading inward to Lagos.
This is coming barely 25 days after a fuel-laden tanker went up in flames at the Kara end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed that no fewer than two persons died with 29 vehicles burnt in the November 7 incident.
Details later…
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