Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has said that a proper investigation will be carried out on the tanker explosion that left no fewer than 20 vehicles burnt at Festac area of Lagos State on Wednesday.
The General Manager of LASEMA, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, made this known just as he disclosed that the agency’s rescue and recovery equipment had been made available to ensure that the burnt vehicle were taken off the road and to restore normalcy.
The fire incident happened in the afternoon of Wednesday when a tanker laden with petrol fell and spilled its content on the Festac Link Bridge in Awuwo Odofin LGA of Lagos State.
The fire raged for about an hour.
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Fire fighters arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later but did not have enough water to quench the fire.
The impact of the fall separated the tank from the body, resulting in an explosion.
Some residents and passers-by attacked the fire with buckets of water to no avail.
The vehicles burnt included a 2010 model of Toyota Highlander and a commercial bus.
The fire caused gridlock on the bridge and in the adjoining roads.
