Not fewer than 10 buildings were reportedly gutted by fire after a petrol tanker fell and exploded along boundary demarcation between Olambe and Matogun, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State in the early hours of Saturday, September 3.
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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, the fire had been put out.
More details to follow…
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