One Dead, 16 Injured In Lagos Tanker Fire

 One  person has died in a fire outbreak that occured at the oando filling station, obalende area of lagos, while 16 others were injured.
  This is the second filling station that have encountered a fire outbreak  this week.
 Olufemi oke-osanyintolu, The Director General of the Lagos state Emergency management Agency (LASEMA) said the fire occured when a premium water spirit (pms) tanker spilled its content in front of the filling station.
 He said one person died in the fire, while 16 others sustained different degrees of injuries, this includes  a fire fighter who sustained serious injuries from the fire.
 ''The agency received a distress call  on the above incident concerning a 45,000 litre capacity tanker loaded with PMS which was ablazed having fallen on it's side directly in front of a petrol station.''

 ''Efforts to combat the flames by the agency officials and men of the lagos state fire service and the federal fire service have been successful and the fire have been extinguished and the station, surrounding buildings protected.
Mr Oke Osanyintolu said,  ''Unfortunately, the inferno resulted in a single fatality, 15 'minor casualties' and one 'major casualty' (injured) who happens to be a lagos state fire fighter, he has been subsequently transferred to the lagos state General Hospital for treatment, while 'minor casualties' received on the scene for medical attention.

 He urged the public to keep away and allow the responders to conclude recovery and also clear the road for vehicles to move.

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