A tanker conveying diesel on Sunday burst into flames around the Iyana-Isolo inward in the Oshodi area of Lagos state.
The incident happened on Sunday after the tanker driver lost control of the vehicle, and it overturned along the road.
In a statement, Adebayo Taofiq, spokesperson of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), said after the tanker overturned and exploded, at least four trucks parked in the area caught fire.
Taofiq said no casualty was recorded while attributing the accident to the over speeding of the tanker driver.
“Preliminary intelligence has conclusively indicated that the disaster was precipitated by egregious over speeding, which occasioned the driver’s loss of control whilst negotiating the inward Oshodi corridor,” the statement reads.
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“In an immediate display of coordinated emergency management, LASTMA operatives, under the direct supervision of the Agency’s operational command, swiftly galvanized allied responders.
“These included the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, officers of the Nigeria Police Force from Aswani, Ilasa, and Mushin divisions, alongside vigilant personnel of the Neighbourhood Safety Corps, all of whom collectively subdued the inferno and precluded its escalation into a greater tragedy.
“The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed that additional operatives from adjoining zones had been urgently mobilized to fortify the ongoing containment measures.
“He further affirmed, with relief, that no human casualty was recorded, largely owing to LASTMA’s prompt intervention in cordoning off the affected corridor and restricting vehicular movement from Ilasa inward Oshodi.”
