Fire razes buildings after petrol tanker explodes in Ogun state

 

 

About 10 buildings were burnt after a loaded tanker fell and exploded in the boundary between Olambe and Matogun, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State on Saturday.

 

 

Punch reports that the Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, in a statement on Saturday said that no casualties were recorded.

 

Farinloye said, “A tanker laden with about 45,000 litres of PMS crashed, spilled its content and exploded around 7am at Olambe, Matogun Road, Ifo LGA, Ogun State.

 

 

“Though no life was lost or anyone sustained injury but about 10 buildings were consumed in the incident.”

 

Meanwhile, reports has it that the fire had been put out.

 

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