video and update of Kara bridge tanker explosion: two died, one injured
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, (LASEMA) has finally confirmed that two fatalities were recorded at the scene out of which one got burnt beyond recognition. The agency added that one person with minor injury was rescued.
The Director General /CEO LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who is also the Incident Commander, said in a tweet on Sunday evening “The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA swiftly responded to a fire outbreak on Kara Bridge, inward Lagos-Ibadan Expressway today, 21st June 2020.
consequent upon the arrival of the LASEMA Response Team, Tiger Squad at the incident scene, it was discovered that an articulated truck laden with 33,000litres of premium motor spirit (pms) crashed into another articulated truck while driving inward the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
“The impact of the crash resulted in the inferno. Investigation conducted at the incident scene attributed the cause of the inferno to reckless driving, while driving along the road. It was also discovered that four articulated trucks were ravaged by the fire outbreak,
“Two articulated trucks laden with 33,000 litres of premium motor spirit(petrol) each, an articulated truck laden with several cubic feet of compressed natural gas and another articulated tipper truck. The Lagos State Fire Service, in conjunction with LASEMA Fire Team,
“UBA Fire Team, Federal Fire Team, Julius Berger Fire Team worked tirelessly to curtail the fire. While trying to curtail the spread of the fire, the articulated truck laden with several cubic feet of compressed natural gas exploded. Two persons were rescued alive,
“One with minor injuries whilst the incident recorded two fatalities, one body recovered and the other charred to the bones which will be sent for pathology test.
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