Petrol tanker explodes in Ibadan

A petroleum tanker carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petroleum has caught fire in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

Bellnews gathered that the incident occurred Thursday evening at Celica junction, new Ife Expressway in Ibadan.

The fire incident was as a result of break failure, which made the vehicle lose control.

It was learnt that the tanker hit a Prado jeep and another car.

The tanker in the process fell and caught fire.

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Although no casualty was recorded, the fire also affected the car and the Prado jeep.

Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Akinwande confirmed the development.

Akinwande in a statement made available to Bellnews on Thursday said that the incident was reported at exactly 18.27hrs on Thursday.

Akinwande in the statement said, “The firemen swiftly swung into action by applying chemical foam compound and restricted the fire from spreading to the nearby NNPC petrol station and surrounding properties. The fire was jointly extinguished with officers from the Federal Fire Service.

“The fire incident was as a result of failure of breaking in system of the truck whist on motion which made the vehicle lose control, hit a Prado jeep and a car, then fell and caught fire.

“No casualty was recorded but the fire affected the trailer tanker and a car, while a Jeep was hit by the trailer into the nearby gutter”.

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