In this photo taken on March 6, firefighters are making effort to put out the fire that resulted from a tanker explosion along the Alagbole-Akute road in Ogun State. © Channels TV
A petrol-laden tanker has exploded at Ajayi Farm Bus-Stop along the Alagbole-Akute Road in Ogun State.
Sources said the incident occurred very early on Saturday morning at the retail station of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the area.
During a visit to the scene of the fire incident, witnesses told Channels Television that the tanker had come to the NNPC facility to supply petrol.
The truck was said to be discharging its content before it caught fire.
In a bid to prevent the inferno from causing more damage, the driver was said to have jumped into the truck and moved it to the road away from the filling station where the tanker exploded moments later.
Witnesses said the fire started at about 6:50am while the firefighters were immediately contacted, and they arrived at the scene at about 7:23am.
Although the cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained, no injury or death was recorded as a result of the incident.
The incident occurred in a border community with Lagos while the firefighters seen at the scene were officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
(Channels TV)