A fuel tanker on Wednesday exploded at the Magboro area of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to the report, firefighters have arrived at the scene to contain the fire outbreak.The Federal Road Safety Corps already issued a statement calling for caution among commuters and drivers playing the axis.
Part of the statement read:
“The Federal Road Safety Corps wishes to advise the general public on the need for adequate planning of their trips for today for users of the Lagos-Ibadan Corridor.
“The tanker explosion on Magboro bridge on the outward Lagos section of the expressway which occurred at about 0415hrs in the early hours of the day, Wednesday 2nd December 2020 has called for the need to adjust one's movement for the day.
“The fire is still burning as of 0520hrs and this means a total standstill situation of vehicular movement along the expressway.
“Relentless efforts are still being made to extinguish the fire by men of fire service backed up by men of other agencies around the scene of the inferno.
“We, therefore, advise the general public to have adequate planning for their trips for those who cannot cancel their planned journeys. We also advise that travellers who are bound to transit in and out of Lagos from the neighbouring state to explore alternative routes where necessary.”
However, it has been disclosed that the fire has been successfully extinguished with a joint effort of the fire service, Julius Berger and other back up agencies.
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