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A tanker conveying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on Thursday morning rolled over and burst into flames on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos causing panic among commuters plying the route.
The Acting Zonal Coordinator, South-West Zonal Office, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
Mr Farinloye said the incident occurred about 9.15 a.m., at Toyota Bus Stop, close to the Oshodi-Airport Road junction and directly in front of the Lagos State Fire Service Station located in the area.
He said the tanker was fully loaded with 44,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) when the incident occurred.
Daily Post Nigeria
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday confirmed that a tanker conveying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on Thursday morning fell and went into flames on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos State.
Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident to NAN said that development caused panic among commuters plying the route.
Farinloye who disclosed that no casualty had been confirmed yet from the incident said the tanker was loaded with 44,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
He noted that the incident occurred about 9.15 a.m., at Toyota Bus Stop, close to the Oshodi-Airport Road junction and directly in front of the Lagos State Fire Service Station located in the area.