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At least three people have been confirmed dead in a fire that occurred when a petroleum tanker exploded on Tuesday morning in Ikorodu area of Lagos.
Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred at about 6:47am when the tanker belonging to Forte Oil had a brake failure while trying to climb the steep hill on Beach Road opposite the abattoir on the same road.
Those killed in the resulting blaze included the driver of the tanker, a motorcycle rider and a yet-to-be identified commuter were burnt beyond recognition as the fire gutted the abattoir and wreaked havoc in the area.
The cows and goats were also burnt to death as the inferno also spread to a building inside the slaughter slab which serves the people of Ebute and its environs.