AREA BOYS SAVES LIVES AND PROPERTY AFTER TANKER EXPLOSION IN MUSHIN AXIS OF LAGOS STATE.
Residents of Babalosa in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos woke up abruptly on Tuesday midnight as the shout of fire rent the air.
A tanker laden with 30,000 litres of fuel fell behind the popular Awolowo Market, spilling its content.
Two persons, including the tanker driver were injured. Three buses burnt.
Many trooped out with various liquid substances to put out the fire.
The Nation learnt that Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area Executive Secretary Rasaq Ajala, who was among the people that came to the scene called the Lagos State Fire Fighters. He was joined by a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Mushin Constituency, Olayiwola Olawale, few minutes past 1am.
The injured tanker driver immediately fled the scene.
An eyewitness, Emmanuel Okeke, said the driver was over speeding without taking cognisance of the deep potholes along the road.
According to Okeke, the incident happened at 12 midnight.
He wondered how the driver could be speeding knowing that the road is riddled with potholes .
Another eyewitness, Ademola Adegoke said: “The tanker driver escaped through smashed windscreen and sustained injuries. When the fire started around midnight. We alerted the residents in the neighbourhood and also called the fire station for help. The fire fighters arrived the scene around 1am. The buses were given out to the owners on higher purchase. Government intervention is urgently needed on this road.
“This market would have been burnt to ashes if not for the timely intervention of street boys. We, the street boys were the ones that tried to subdue the fire before the arrival of the fire fighters.”
Okeke commended the prompt response of men of the fire fighters.
“The Lagos State Fire Service really tried their best in quenching the fire. It was after three hours that they were able to put out the fire but they really tried to save lives and property from the fire,” he said.
A resident, who pleaded for anonymity, said: “We were unable to sleep since the incident happened because the fire started in front of our house and there is a filling station beside our house. A trader was frying something beside the road when the tanker fell; it’s likely that the fire ignited the spilled fuel.”
She urged government to ban roadside traders at midnight to ensure safety of lives and property.
The General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Micheal Akindele, applauded the Divisional Police Officers of Mushin and Idi-Oro for providing adequate security while the fire lasted.
A tanker laden with 30,000 litres of fuel fell behind the popular Awolowo Market, spilling its content.
Two persons, including the tanker driver were injured. Three buses burnt.
Many trooped out with various liquid substances to put out the fire.
The Nation learnt that Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area Executive Secretary Rasaq Ajala, who was among the people that came to the scene called the Lagos State Fire Fighters. He was joined by a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Mushin Constituency, Olayiwola Olawale, few minutes past 1am.
The injured tanker driver immediately fled the scene.
An eyewitness, Emmanuel Okeke, said the driver was over speeding without taking cognisance of the deep potholes along the road.
According to Okeke, the incident happened at 12 midnight.
He wondered how the driver could be speeding knowing that the road is riddled with potholes .
Another eyewitness, Ademola Adegoke said: “The tanker driver escaped through smashed windscreen and sustained injuries. When the fire started around midnight. We alerted the residents in the neighbourhood and also called the fire station for help. The fire fighters arrived the scene around 1am. The buses were given out to the owners on higher purchase. Government intervention is urgently needed on this road.
“This market would have been burnt to ashes if not for the timely intervention of street boys. We, the street boys were the ones that tried to subdue the fire before the arrival of the fire fighters.”
Okeke commended the prompt response of men of the fire fighters.
“The Lagos State Fire Service really tried their best in quenching the fire. It was after three hours that they were able to put out the fire but they really tried to save lives and property from the fire,” he said.
A resident, who pleaded for anonymity, said: “We were unable to sleep since the incident happened because the fire started in front of our house and there is a filling station beside our house. A trader was frying something beside the road when the tanker fell; it’s likely that the fire ignited the spilled fuel.”
She urged government to ban roadside traders at midnight to ensure safety of lives and property.
The General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Micheal Akindele, applauded the Divisional Police Officers of Mushin and Idi-Oro for providing adequate security while the fire lasted.
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