Tag: tanker
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UPDATED: Scores feared killed, houses burnt as tanker explodes in Lagos
In the early hours of today a tanker said to be loaded with petrol has crashed and exploded at Ajegunle Bus-Stop, Alagbado, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Several houses, among other property, were said to have been burnt in the fire, as men of the state fire service and the police were deployed in the area.
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[Video] Petrol, diesel storage tanks explode in Niger
A fire outbreak on Monday engulfed a building in Javino, an area of Gauraka in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger. Some eyewitnesses told NAN that the inferno was caused by activities at the building where fuel was stored illegally.
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Tanker explosion rocks Ijora in Lagos
A tanker filled with Gasoline has exploded at the Ijora Pallete junction area The tanker exploded minutes after a leakage was discovered According to an eye-witness account, the tanker was leaking and the driver’s attention was drawn to the leakage when suddenly exploded Firefighters and a team from Ijora Badiya Police Division were on ground…
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Fuel tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A fuel tanker exploded on Thursday on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after it had a collision with two buses. Mr Ahmed Umar, Ogun Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
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STRIKE: NUPENG demands rehabilitation of 21 critical highways
NUPENG has said it will not give further warning to embark on industrial action
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Eight killed, vehicles burnt as moving tanker, truck collide in Ogun
Eight people were killed and 15 others sustained different degrees of injury on Wednesday in two different crashes in Ogun State. An early morning accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway allegedly claimed the lives of five people, who were burnt to death.
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Tanker crushes 2 to death on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Two persons were killed while two others sustained injuries on Saturday in an accident involving an articulated vehicle and a Toyota Hiace bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesman of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi said that the accident…
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Drivers license: Reps task FRSC, VIO to apply stringent measures against tanker drivers
The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and States Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) to apply stringent measures against unlicensed tanker and trailer drivers in the country. The call followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Ben Igbakpa (PDP-Delta) at Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja. Speaking on the motion, Igbakpa said…
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Five burn to death as fuel tanker explodes in Ogun
Five persons have been burnt to death as a fuel-laden tanker exploded at Owode-Idiroko Road, Ogun, Southwest Nigeria. It was gathered that the truck, conveying 33,000 litres of fuel was descending a slope when the tanker detached from the truck and fell to the ground, leading to a loud explosion. Five persons were said to…
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64 injured in Kano petrol tanker explosion – Official
No fewer than 64 persons were reported to have sustained various degrees of injuries as a petrol tanker exploded on Saturday in Kano. The incidence happened at the Al-ihsan filling station at Sharada in Kano Municipal Area of Kano State. Malam Saminu Abdullahi, spokesman of the Kano Fire Service, confirmed the incident in a statement…