Breaking: Fire razes 20 vehicles as tanker explodes in Festac Town
- Tanker laden with petroleum product spills contents near Festac Link Bridge
- Fashola's ministry lists its achievements under Buhari
Reports just reaching NAIJ.com have that a tanker accident has resulted in a raging inferno near the bridge linking Apple Junction to Festac Town on Wednesday, December 13.
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Eye witnesses stated that the tanker laden with petroleum product lost control near the bridge and fell, spilling the content which went up in flames.
NAIJ.com learnt that a lot of vehicles parked nearby were been burnt by the fire which was still spreading when this story was being published.
Scene of the fire incident in Festac, photo credit: Twitter
Watch a video of the fire incident below as shared by Trafficbutter.com
The news Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that no fewer than 20 vehicles and four commercial motorcycles were burnt in the inferno.
NAN stated that the fire started at noon and raged for about an hour.
Fire fighters were said to have arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later but did not have enough water to quench the fire.
A witness, Mr Olufemi Popoola, told the NAN that the tanker, coming from Apple Junction and going to FESTAC Town was ascending the bridge but suddenly rolled back and fell.
The impact of the fall separated the tank from the body, resulting in an explosion, according to Popoola.
He said that some residents and passers-by attacked the fire with buckets of water to no avail.
Popoola, who lives in FESTAC, said that the fire from the tanker spilled over to nearby vehicles , forcing their occupants to run, abandoning them.
“The fire then spilled into a car shop on the foot of the bridge, burning some of the cars, while the attendants quickly drove out some.
“Furniture items, bags and boxes displayed for sale on the foot of the bridge all burnt,’’ he told NAN.
NAN reported that the vehicles burnt included a 2010 Toyota Highlander and a commercial bus.
The fire caused gridlock on the bridge and in the adjoining roads.
A crowd of affected persons and sympathisers gathered at the scene to lament the situation.
One of the owners of the burnt motorcycles, Mr Akuko Okoli, said that he narrowly escaped death.
It was not clear at the time of the report whether any life was lost to the fire.
In another report, the federal ministry of works, power and housing says it has completed 366 kilometers of road since the advent of the present administration.
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According to a list seen by NAIJ.com, the ministry says also claimed that 430 kilometers of road have been rehabilitated.
Also, 24 bridges were said to have been constructed, while 19 have been maintained.
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Source: Naija.ng