BEVERLY HILLS, March 06, (THEWILL) – The Oremeji and Ajayi Farm area of Alagbole/Akute road was thrown into panic on Saturday morning when a petrol-laden tanker exploded at the retail station of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred at about 6.45am when the truck was discharging its content in the fuel station along the Alagbole-Akute Road in Ogun State.
One of the sources said that fire fighters were immediately contacted, and they arrived at the scene at about 7:23am.
No injury or death was recorded as a result of the incident.
The incident occurred in a border community with Lagos while the fire fighters seen at the scene were officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
Officials of the Federal Fire Service were also said to have arrived at the scene of the incident shortly after the fire had been put out.
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