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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
A petrol-laden tanker has exploded at the boundary between Olambe and Matogun, in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The driver of the truck was said to be conveying petrol to a filling station in the area when he lost control of the vehicle due to the bad road.
It was gathered that the tank of the truck got ruptured and spilled petrol on the road and into the drainage channel in the area.
A spark reportedly occurred as the petrol was spilling and ignited a fire that razed shops and about 10 buildings in the area.
The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident in a statement, on Saturday.
He stated that no casualty had been recorded, adding that the content of the tank spilled around 7am.
“A tanker laden with about 45,000 litres of PMS crashed, spilled its content and exploded around 7am at Olambe, Matogun Road, Ifo LGA, Ogun State.
“Though, no live was lost or anyone sustained injury but about 10 buildings were consumed in the incident.
“The situation was mitigated with most of the content spilling into the canal close to the scene, thereby saving the community from serious incident that could have affected people. The fire has been put out,” the statement read.