There was pandemonium in the Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as a gas tanker explosion left a trail of devastation, claiming four lives and causing about six vehicles to burn.
Jerrymusa.com reports that the explosion happened after the gas tanker was involved in an accident while attempting to drive around the road barriers.
Fire Service Responds Quickly
Further information revealed that in order to evacuate the victims’ bodies and contain the fire, emergency response teams, including members of the Federal Road Safety Corps and Ogun State Fire Service quickly mobilised to the scene of th.
Taxis, a private automobile, and a truck were among the vehicles destroyed by the fire, which also affected adjacent stores and homes.
Some casualties had already been sent to the hospital by the reaction team, according to eyewitnesses who spoke anonymously, even though security and safety officials at the scene had not yet released a detailed statement about the incident.