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  • 64 injured in Kano petrol tanker explosion – Official

    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 on Sunday in Kano.

    Abdullahi said out of the injured victims, eight fire service personnel were involved, adding that no live was lost.

    “On receiving a distress call from one Malam Umar Shuai’bu and Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) at about 04:20p.m that there was a tanker that has caught fire in Sharada, we quickly dispatched our personnel and vehicle to the scene of the incident at about 04:24p.m to rescue the victims”.

    He said that the tanker was offloading petroleum products at the filling station when the incident occurred.

    “The victims were taken to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital and Nassarawa Hospital,” he said.

    He appealed to the public to always call the fire service immediately they encounter any fire incident.

  • JUST IN: Another tanker accident rocks Otedola Bridge, one injured, six vehicles burnt

    JUST IN: Another tanker accident rocks Otedola Bridge, one injured, six vehicles burnt

    Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG has it that at least one person on Saturday morning sustained injuries and six vehicles burnt after an accident occurred on Otedola Bridge, Lagos.

    It was gathered that the accident occurred between two low belt trucks around 2 am but a fire ensued when a 45,000 litre tanker carrying diesel rammed into the accident scene.

    According to sources, seven vehicles that were also on the bridge at bridge time gutted fire but rescuers were able to salvage one.

    According to reports, all drivers of the affected vehicles fled to safety before the fire outbreak, the motor boy of the diesel tanker who was caught up in the fire, sustained some injuries before he was rescued.

    Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Fire Service said it was able to save the tanker from exploding directly opposite the Otedola Estate Main Gate.

    The agency’s acting Controller, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye said they received a call about the fire around 2:15 am and immediately took steps to contain the situation.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Otedola Bridge recorded several tanker explosions in previous years.

  • Diesel laden tanker rams into commercial bus in Imo, kills seven passengers

    Diesel laden tanker rams into commercial bus in Imo, kills seven passengers

    A tanker laden with diesel on Friday allegedly killed seven passengers of a commercial bus heading to Douglas Road, Owerri, Imo State.

    An eye witness said the accident which occurred at the edge of the Otamiri River at about 6 pm saw the tanker ram into the small commercial bus with the passengers on board.

    The source said the tanker driver was overwhelmed by the noise of a siren blaring van belonging to the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Owerri, and veered off the road before ramming into the mini bus.

    According the eye witness, four passengers and the driver died on the spot while two other passengers that sustained serious injuries later died at the Federal Medical Centre, (FMC)Owerri.

    The Imo, Abia Commander of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Evans Ugoh, on Friday blamed the men of the correctional centre for the accident.

    Ugoh who was there to assess the level of damage, alleged that the driver of the van conveying inmates back to the centre was driving recklessly, coupled with the blaring of siren and guns trotting by the men escorting the van.

    He said the reckless “driving and manoeuvring might have scared the tanker driver to lose control and ram into the commercial bus.”

  • BREAKING: One feared dead cars burnt as tanker explodes in Ogun

    BREAKING: One feared dead cars burnt as tanker explodes in Ogun

    One person was feared dead while a myriad of vehicles were burnt in a tanker explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

    The case occurred around 8:15 am on Tuesday on the Presidential Boulevard Road around Guarantee Trust Bank opposite Lawson Group School, Kuto, Abeokuta.

    The explosion, which supposedly involved a 33,000-fuel laden tanker, happened due to a break failure.

    According to eyewitness report, the tanker which was coming from Sagamu-Siun-Oke-Mosan Road climbed the overhead bridge but suddenly lost control while descending from the bridge .

    The tanker hit a motorcycle which was in motion and rammed into some commercial vehicles waiting for passengers at the end of the bridge.

    Shortly after it collided into the scores of the vehicles, it exploded.

    The fire which spread to a few offices around the place caused fright as many motorists started making reverse to avoid being caught up in the explosion.

    There was anxiety over the fate of some pupils who were in the cars around the place and in the school premises opposite the scene of explosion.

    As of the time of filing this report, some officials of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps were seen at the scene controlling the traffic.

    As of the time of filing this report, officials of the fire services were still being expected at the scene.

    Details later…

     

     

  • LASG to prosecute drivers of tanker fire

    LASG to prosecute drivers of tanker fire

    The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, says it will prosecute the drivers of articulated vehicles involved in accidents in the early hours of Thursday to serve as deterrent to other reckless drivers.

    The Agency and other emergency responders, including its national counterpart, NEMA, the Police, Lagos Fire Service, FRSC and the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps responded swiftly and successful evacuated trailers and tankers involved in accidents in different locations in the State, with the two most severe of the accidents at Kirikiri in Apapa and Toyota bus stop inward Mile 2, on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway.

    Addressing newsmen at the scene of the Toyota bus stop tanker accident in the evening, LASEMA’s Director-General, Dr Fẹmi Oke-Osanyitolu said it took many hours for emergency responders to successfully dampen the fire caused by the tanker which discharged its entire 44,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, on the road after crashing into another tanker at about 9 o’clock in the morning.

    At some few minutes to 6 o’clock in the evening, the PMS from the tanker was still gushing on the road with men of LASEMA’s Rapid Unit diluting it with chemical to prevent further fire outbreak.

    Dr Oke-Osanyitolu stated that though no life was lost in all the incidents, but the reckless drivers must face the wrath of the law.

    “This morning, we handled four cases of trailer overturning, we will not tolerate that in Lagos State again, we are going to prosecute all of them ” Oke-Osanyitolu warned.

    Although the carcass of the tanker has been taken off the road, the LASEMA DG announced that integrity test would be conducted on the Apakun-Isolo bridge linking the Airport from Apapa – Oshodi expressway, which was badly affected by the fire as well as the newly constructed road and divider which the tanker fire damaged.

    Confirming the closure of the Bridge to traffic in the time being, the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu who led his men to ensure crowd control and prevent people from scooping the PMS said the road on which the accident occurred would also remain closed.

    CP Odumosu also used the occasion to caution residents who are in the habit of trooping to accident scenes to record with their phones, thereby hampering emergency responders to desist.

    “Once there’s emergency, any person there should immediately notify, we have the 767 number and all the police numbers out there, if not because of the quick response that we have here, we would have been picking dead bodies because of the velocity of PMS, once emergency happens, we want people who are not professionals to keep off, that’s the least cooperation that we want from them” CP Odumosu advised.

    Some of the eyewitnesses at the scene who are in support of the closure of the bridge and road, confirmed the recklessness of the tanker driver and also want the State government to boost the capacity of the fire service.

    The Oshodi-Apapa road inward Mile 2 was gridlocked for close to 9 hours while the emergency responders were busy with the operation.

  • BREAKING: Fire outbreak in Amuwo Odofin Estate, Lagos [PICTURES/VIDEO]

    BREAKING: Fire outbreak in Amuwo Odofin Estate, Lagos [PICTURES/VIDEO]

    It was a scary Thursday morning for residents of Amuwo Odofin Estate mile 2, Amuwo Odofin Local Government, Lagos State as there was a fire outbreak that created panic amongst the residents.

     

    TheNewsGuru reports that the fire outbreak was caused by a petrol tanker. The driver was said to be conveying the petrol to a destination when he lost control.The truck overturned, resulting in a spillage that burst into flames.

     

    The fire started at about 1.00am in the morning as residents ran helter skelter for help. The inferno lasted for about an hour as the operatives of the Lagos Fire Service put out the fire.

    TheNewsGuru gathered that two tankers and four containers carrying goods were all burnt.

    The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said some stationary trucks were also affected during the fire incident.

    Oke-Osanyintolu said, “The Agency received distress calls concerning the above which occurred around 1am and activated its emergency response plan.

    “On arrival, it was discovered that a fuel tanker loaded with PMS had overturned and burst into flames due to the oil spillage. This in turn affected some stationary trailers parked inwards Apapa.

    “A combined team comprising Lagos Fire, Police, Federal Fire and Agency Responders have extinguished the flames.

    “Operation to remove the affected vehicles is ongoing while road users are encouraged to use alternative routes.”

     

     

     

     

    Details later.

  • Sad! Tanker kills tricyclist, wound four in Anambra

    Sad! Tanker kills tricyclist, wound four in Anambra

    A commercial tricycle operator was killed while four others sustained degrees of injury in a road accident at Nkpor along Onitsha-Awka Old road, Anambra state.

     

    The accident, which occurred Monday night opposite a Shopping Mall, involved a yellow 911 M/Benz water tanker and a yellow TVs tricycle.

     

    Witnesses blamed the crash on unnecessary speeding and wrongful overtaking.

     

    Acting Sector Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kamal Musa, confirmed the incident.

     

    He said the body of the deceased has been deposited at the hospital morgue.

     

    He said: “A fatal Road Traffic Crash (RTC) involving a yellow 911 M/Benz water tanker with registration number XB 698 GDD and a yellow TVs tricycle with out a registration number was recorded opposite Jodon Shopping Mall Nkpor, along Onitsha- Awka Old road.

     

    “The crash involved a total of five (5) people (4) male adults, (1) female adult. (3) male adults and (1) femal adult who sustained varying degrees of injury were taken to Boromi hospital Onitsha, by FRSC rescue team from Nteje Unit Command.”

  • Tragedy as tanker explosion destroys houses, shops in Niger

    Tragedy as tanker explosion destroys houses, shops in Niger

    A tanker filled with petrol has exploded after colliding with a trailer destroying houses, cars and properties.

    The sad occurrence happened around 11pm on Sunday.

    As at Monday morning, details of the losses were yet to be known

    The trailer and tanker collided causing the trailer to fall down and catch fire immediately.

    Several houses, shops and cars were burnt before the fire service was called from Suleja to put the fire under control.

    The Federal Road Service Corps (FRSC) has placed the probable cause of the crash to loss of control by the vehicles.

    The casualty figures were also yet to be ascertained.

    Details shortly…

  • Petrol tanker drivers begin strike

    Petrol tanker drivers begin strike

    Tanker drivers on Tuesday embark on strike due to what they called some unfavourable conditions affecting their operations in the state.

    Tayo Aboyeji, Chairman, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Lagos Zonal Council, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that all the tanker drivers had been turned back to their respective stations.

    Aboyeji said the strike was necessitated by the fact that trucks were not able to access tank farms due to the activities of other articulated vehicles.

    He said: “Tankers were directed to come to the tank farms by 10am daily by the Presidential Task Force, but even when we comply, the road is usually not accessible.

    “Drivers are harassed by area boys (miscreants) who dispose them of their money or leave them maimed while waiting to access the farms.”

    Aboyeji also decried the deplorable conditions of Lagos roads, saying this had caused most of the accidents involving trucks.

    “We are fed up with this great loss; the union is calling on government to fix the roads,” the NUPENG chief said.

    He said the strike would continue until solutions were proffered to the problems.

  • Two die as diesel-laden tanker explodes in Ibadan

    Two die as diesel-laden tanker explodes in Ibadan

    Two persons were killed while several shops and vehicles were burnt on Friday when a tanker ladened with diesel fell around the Moniya area of Ibadan and burst into flames.

    The incident led to traders, commuters and residents of the area scampering for safety as the inferno continued to increase with high intensity.

    The extent of damage and fatality, however, could not yet be ascertained as of the time of filing this report as firemen and sympathizers battled to put out the fire.

    Eyewitnesses told NAN that the fire started when the diesel laden tanker skidded.

    One of the eyewitnesses, Mr Tunde Adedayo, said that officials of the State Fire Service arrived at the scene about 35 minutes after the fire started.

    Adedayo said that there was a loud blast followed immediately by a huge ball of fire with a thick cloud of smoke while the fire kept burning every item on its path.

    “The diesel tanker had skidded and people started running up and down.

    ” There was confusion everywhere and people were crying for help.

    “No one could move near the fire and everybody was scrambling for safety,’’ Adedayo said.

    The Chief Fire Officer in Oyo State Fire Service, Mr. Adewuyi Moshood, said his men arrived at the scene in good time considering the distance they covered to get to the spot of the incident.

    “The fire started when a fully laden tanker conveying diesel lost control while descending the slope beside a filling station at Moniya.

    “The brake failed and the vehicle crashed a vehicle going to Ogbomoso.

    “One passenger, who was trapped in the vehicle got burnt, One other life was also lost but we are yet to determine the number of casualties in the incident,’’ Moshood said.