Ten buildings were consumed by fire when a tanker laden with 45, 000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit crashed, spilling its content at Olambe Matogun Road in Ifo local government of Ogun State.
A statement issued on Saturday in Lagos by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator, South West, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said the incident occurred at about 7.00 a.m.
“Although no life was lost or did anyone sustain injury, about ten buildings were consumed in the incident.
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“The situation was mitigated with most of the content spilling into the canal close to the scene.
“This saved the community from serious incident that could have affected more people,” Farinloye said.
The NEMA official, however, said the fire had been put out.
Source: NAN
