Tanker On Fire At Petrol Station In Lagos State
Firefighters are currently battling to salvage a three-storey building in the Mushin area of Lagos after a petrol-laden tanker exploded at a nearby filling station.
Joy Kalu 
A tanker at a petrol station at Idi Oro, in the Mushin area of Lagos, has been gutted by fire on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is attending to the incident.
The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs Adeseye Margaret, in a statement said an alert on the fire was received at 13:17hrs.
She said this “saw the Agency mobilising other emergency responders of the State to put up concerted efforts in combatting the inferno.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that it is a 33,000 Tanker that is fully laden with Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as Petrol that is on Fire.
"Although the cause of the disaster is yet to be ascertained, officials of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service remain on top of the situation and will provide necessary updates as the situation demands.
“Motorists are advised to seek alternative route away from the Idi Oro Corridor of Agege Motor Road, Mushin.”
