Another Tanker Explosion Rocks Lagos
A
tanker containing Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as PMS exploded
yesterday at Total depot Dockyard, Apapa Road in Lagos.
The
fire incident, which started around 5:00am in the morning raged till
10:am before men of Oando and Total fire fighters as well as the Fire
Service arrived the scene to put it out.
According
to an eyewitness, the fire started around 5:00am in the morning when
people suspected to be oil-bunkers were busy transferring PMS from kegs
to the tanker.
“The
incident began at about 5am, when illegal oil-bunkers were transferring
PMS from kegs to the tanker. While transferring fuel from kegs to the
tanker, one of the kegs was said to have fallen and caught fire, which
engulfed the tanker. Fortunately, the other tanker close by was empty it
would have been more serious. Immediately the fire started, the
culprits all ran away,” the eye witness said.
The
eyewitness also added that residents of the area had made several
complaints in the past to the police on illegal activities of the
bunkerers, but nothing was done until the explosion occurred.
An official of Total depot who refused to reveal his identity however, told Vanguard that:
“Well
we have tried our best to put off the fire so it will not affect other
property and total dockyard which of course would have caused a greater
damage.
The
fire razed several shops, as well as a part of a Church building around
the area. However, there was no report of loss of life in the incident
that started very early in the morning.
