A gas tanker explosion at Otedola Bridge in Lagos State has claimed the life of one person with four others sustaining injury, while 14 vehicles were destroyed.
The Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Territorial Office, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday night.
Farinloye added that the gas tanker explosion, which occurred at about 8:30 p.m., affected one commercial storey building and damaged four shops.
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According to him, the incident occurred when a fully loaded gas tanker fell while trying to access the expressway from Otedola Estate Road.
He listed emergency responders at the scene to include NEMA, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, the fire service, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
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