There is palpable tension in the Idioro axis of Mushin, Lagos State, following a tanker explosion that burnt a petrol filling station and three-storey building along the Agege Motor Road on Wednesday.
According to eyewitnesses, the fire was triggered around 1 pm, when a PMS tanker trying to discharge its content exploded at the Mobil Filling Station is located at 69 Agege Motor Road.
The fire then spread to a three-storey residential building situated at 71 Agege Motor Road, just opposite the Alakara Police Station, Lagos.
Although no life was lost, properties worth billions of naira were destroyed by the inferno, the commotion caused panic and gridlock for residents and motorists.
The Mobil Filling Station has been sealed off by the Disaster Management Unit of Lagos Police Command.
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Also, men of the fire service, officials of NEMA (National Emergency Management Agency), LASEMA (Lagos State Emergency Management Agency), and several other operatives from various other agencies, having contained the fire, cordoned off the area to forestall further damage.
Speaking of the incident, Adeseye Margaret, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, advised commuters to find alternative routes away from the scene of the disaster.
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“Motorists are advised to seek alternative route away from the Idi Oro Corridor of Agege Motor Road, Mushin,” Mrs Adeseye advised while raising an update on the accident.
The Fire Service said they are yet to confirm the cause of the fire but promised to furnish the public with the details as soon as the cause is ascertained.
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