One Feared Dead, Vehicles Burnt As Fuel Tanker Explode In Abeokuta

Fuel Tanker, Ogun, Tanker explode, Lagos

The tanker may have lost control due to a suspected brake failure. Officials of the fire services were still being expected at the scene An early Tuesday automobile accident has claimed one life while several vehicles went on flame after a fully loaded petroleum tanker crashed into other moving vehicles. The accident occurred in Abeokuta, … Read more

UPDATED: Diesel-Laden Tanker Explodes Near Otedola Estate

UPDATED: Diesel-Laden Tanker Explodes Near Otedola Estate

A diesel-laden tanker has exploded near Otedola Estate on the outbound service lane of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. A video circulating on social media showed thick, dark flames erupting from the explosion. – Fuel tanker explodes at Otedola bridge in Lagos state. pic.twitter.com/fFbFIjyMVB — Postsubman (@Postsubman) December 19, 2020 Read also: Nigerians Resume Calls For Leah … Read more

Tanker Explosion Claims 2 Lives, Destroys 23 Vehicles On Lagos/Ibadan Expressway

Fuel Tanker, Ogun, Tanker explode, Lagos

Accident, Tanker explosion  A Daf tanker loaded with 45,000 litres of petrol exploded on Saturday at World Oil Filling Station after Kara Bridge along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, claiming two lives and destroying 23 vehicles. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that fallen tanker resulted in fire explosion, following the trail of the spilled petrol which … Read more

Kara Explosion: FRSC Recover One Dead, Two Injured Victims

The rescue operations of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recovered one dead, and two injured bodies at the scene of Sunday’s tanker explosion at Kara Bridge, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The FRSC Lagos State Sector Commander Mr. Olusegun Ogungbemide, in a statement, said that two injured persons had been moved to the hospital. He … Read more

UPDATED: Pandemonium As Fuel Laden Tanker Explodes In Lagos

There was palpable apprehension on Sunday morning after a tanker exploded at the Kara axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. EkoHotBlog learnt that the incident happened shortly after midnight, with a lot of vehicles stuck on the bridge as a result of the curfew imposed to curtail the spread of the virulent coronavirus. Recall that the … Read more

Tanker Explosion Kills 14, Injured 164 People In China

At least 14 people were killed and more than 160 wounded after an oil tanker truck exploded on a highway in China on Saturday, state media said. The force of the blast caused nearby homes and factories to collapse, the government said on social media and sent huge clouds of black smoke billowing into the … Read more