LAGOS – There was a massive fire outbreak at Mobil filling station at Oba Akran/Ogba junction, Ikeja, Lagos in the early hours of Wednesday, March 19, 2014.
The public information officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the incident saying the fire started at about 6:30 a.m this morning when a tanker loaded with 33, 000 litres of premium motor spirit (pms) was trying to enter the filling station in the midst of vehicles on queue.
In a bid to squeeze and maneuver its way in, the tanker got punctured by an iron which led to the pms gushing out and the fire outbreak followed.
According to Farinloye, “two cars, two buses, including a commercial bus and one SUV were burnt down completely.”
The fire was put off at about 8 a.m with six fire fighting tankers from the fire service.
See photos from the scene below:
