Two casualties have been recorded on Monday after a diesel-laden tanker reportedly fell from Otedola Bridge and caught fire beneath it, inward Berger, Lagos State.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) introduced the incident in a put up on X at about 5:10 p.m., saying firefighters have been battling the blaze whereas emergency responders attended to the victims.
The company stated preparations have been being made to take the victims to hospital, whereas its personnel managed visitors across the scene.
LASTMA suggested motorists approaching the realm to drive cautiously and obey visitors officers’ directions as emergency operations continued.
In a separate assertion on Facebook, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service stated the 33,000-litre tanker was carrying petroleum merchandise from a depot when it fell between the inward and outward sections of the bridge.
The service stated it acquired a misery name at 4:09 p.m. and despatched firefighters from its Alausa and Ikeja stations. They arrived at 4:16 p.m. and commenced placing out the fire.
The fire was later extinguished, though firefighters remained on the scene to cope with residual hotspots and forestall it from reigniting, the service stated.
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The incident recollects a fuel truck explosion close to Otedola Bridge on 11 March 2025, which destroyed buildings and automobiles.
The National Emergency Management Agency reported that one particular person died, 4 others have been injured and 14 automobiles have been burnt in that incident.
The fire service said that it might present additional particulars about the reason for Monday’s incident, casualties and property harm when the knowledge had been verified.
Its Controller-General, Margaret Abimbola Adeseye, urged motorists to train warning round emergency scenes and obey security directions from responders.
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