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Fuel Tanker Explodes Along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway

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Fuel Tanker Explodes Along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway | Daily Report Nigeria
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A fully loaded petroleum tanker exploded on Thursday, at Toyota Bus stop, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos.

Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene of the incident and are making effort to quench the fire as of the time of filing this report.

Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority are also on the ground diverting vehicles to alternative routes.

Posts were shared by social media users who urged motorists to avoid the road.

The Federal Fire Service in an update on its official handle shared photos of firefighters at the scene and noted that “the tanker fire situation at Toyota Bus stop, along Oshodi Apapa Expressway, Lagos State has been brought under control.”

Fuel Tanker Explodes Along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway | Daily Report Nigeria

According to eyewitnesses, the tanker fell on the road around 9.15 am spilling its content and eventually exploding in front of the Lagos State Fire Service on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway.

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