CITIZENS COMPASS– Fire outbreak on Wednesday, razed a petrol station at old Akute road, Obawole, Iju Ishaga in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government area of Lagos State.
Spokesperson, Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, Shakiru Amodu, confirmed the fire outbreak which occurred at about 4p.m.
He said there was no casualty.
Amodu said it was caused by a 33,000 litres petrol-laden tanker discharging its content near another 33,000 litres capacity truck.
However, the fire affected the truck that was discharging its content and rapidly spread to the station mat and a storey building behind the petrol station.
He said the situation was under control.
“Four fire trucks were deployed from Agege, Ikeja and Alausa.
“There was no casualty as the fire was brought under control.”
Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, also confirmed the fire outbreak.
He was reacting to a tweet which drew his attention to the incident.
He said, “Our people are on ground, seems the fire started from a Building behind the filling station.”
Eyewitnesses said the inferno started from the underground fuel tanks before spreading to other parts of the station, which prompted the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service to barricade the entrance to prevent human interference in the rescue operations.
