Panic as petrol tanker explodes in Oyo

Panic as petrol tanker explodes in Oyo

A tanker carrying 45,000 litres of petrol, on Monday, tumbled and somersaulted at NICO Farm, on Iseyin/Oyo Road in the Iseyin Local Government Area, Oyo State. 

Chronicle NG gathered that the tanker with the number plate Lagos LM62XP lost control while in motion, somersaulted into an adjacent ditch, and exploded.

Maroof Akinwande, the state chairman of the Fire Service, confirmed the occurrence in Ibadan, the state capital.

When the incident was reported to the agency, officers went to the scene right away to put out the fire.

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The chairman said, “The fire incident was reported at exactly 10:46 hrs on Monday.

“Immediately the address was received, the firemen led by PFS1 Azeez swiftly deployed to the scene of the incident, and on arrival, it was a trailer tanker registered no LM62XP (Lagos) loaded with a 45,000-litre capacity of PMS, lost control whilst in motion and somersaulted into the nearby ditch and caught fire.

“The firemen quickly swung into action and applied a chemical foam compound, preventing it from exploding and curtailing it from affecting any nearby structure or vehicle.

“The fire was completely extinguished and normal vehicular movement was restored back on the road,” Akinwande explained.

Panic as petrol tanker explodes in Oyo