A fuel-laden tanker has caught fire in Jigawa State, located in North West Nigeria. The incident occurred at the Jigawa-Kano border and caused panic among onlookers. Aliyu M. A., Public Relations Officer for the Federal Fire Service (FFS) in Jigawa State, confirmed the incident to the media on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity … Read more
One person has been confirmed dead following an early morning accident on Sunday in Maryland, Lagos State. Eyewitnesses reported that the incident involved a fuel tanker that collided with and ran over ten vehicles near Kresta Laurel Plaza in Maryland. The deceased was found at the scene. EDITOR’S PICKS Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Killing … Read more
By Oluwadamilola Opeoluwa Pitan A fuel tanker has fallen in Epe Local Government. The tanker spilled its content, triggering fears of a fire. The accident is only the latest in a string of tanker/trailer accidents that have plagued Epe Division in recent weeks. Ẹkọ Hot Blog reports that a fuel tanker has overturned in Aláró … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a fuel tanker carrying a full load capsized and slanted across the Mobile Road near the Mobile Depot in Apapa on Wednesday, causing a severe traffic standstill and raising fears of a potential explosion in the area. Editor’s Pick: FG Begins New Expatriate Job Policy, Violators Risk N3m Fine Price … Read more
At least 10 people have been killed, and about 40 injured, by a huge fuel tanker explosion near a hospital east of Johannesburg. Eko Hot Blog reports that the tanker appeared to have got stuck under a low bridge on Saturday morning in Boksburg city, about 100m from Tambo Memorial Hospital. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: … Read more
Another fuel-filled tanker detonated on Thursday morning on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway Eko Hot Blog reports that the explosion that happened in Araromi Town prior to the interchange is clogging up traffic. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Ekiti State House Of Assembly Speaker Is Dead Sanwo-Olu: Lagos Will Continue To Ensure Mutually Beneficial Relationships With Financial Institutions … Read more
Panic As Fuel Tanker Falls, Spills Content In Onitsha EKO HOT BLOG reports that a fire broke out at Nkwelle Ezunaka, near Onitsha, on Saturday when a petrol tanker carrying petroleum products fell into a ditch. A source said the tanker driver lost control and fell into a ditch, spilling its content, resulting … Read more
Fuel tanker explodes in Lagos …Operation is still ongoing EDITOR’S PICK: BREAKING: INEC Declares PDP’s Adeleke Osun Gov-Elect BREAKING: Yemi Osinbajo Undergoes Leg Surgery Governor Sanwo-Olu Charges Officials Over Poaching Of State Athletes EKO HOT BLOG reports that a petroleum tanker caught fire at mile 2 of Otto Wharf in Lagos State. The Lagos State … Read more
Fuel tanker explosion rocks Sierra Leone kills at least 98 Authorities have taken injured individuals to hospitals and retrieved the remains EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to authorities in Sierra Leone, at least 98 people were killed on Friday when a petrol tanker exploded in a suburb of the capital, Freetown. Several persons were … Read more
A fuel tanker has exploded on the Lagos-Ibadan highway. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a fuel-laden tanker has exploded along the Lagos-Ibadan highway. A source at the scene of the incident disclosed that the tanker fell and went up in flames around Ogere Remo via Toll Gate. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the incident occurred … Read more
There was palpable tension at Banire, Ikotun Road in the Alimosho area of Lagos as a diesel-laden tanker suddenly exploded after losing control on Tuesday morning. The inferno was confirmed by the Director-General of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. There was palpable tension at Banire, Ikotun Road in the Alimosho area … Read more
A fuel tanker on Wednesday morning 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. It was also learnt that the fuel being conveyed by the tanker had spilled to the other side of the expressway – leading inward to … Read more