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Tanker Explosion Claims 10 Lives, Three Vehicles Razed On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Toluwalope Jombo Oct 20, 2022 0

Tragedy struck on Thursday around the Sagamu axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when a tanker explosion claimed the lives of 10 persons. The explosion occurred around 1am today around Araromi town, after Conoil filling station…

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Vehicles, Buildings Razed As Tanker Explodes In Onitsha, Anambra

Msyosi Jan 28, 2022 0

A tanker laden with premium motor spirit exploded on Friday morning at Upper Iweka junction of Onitsha, Anambra State. The effect of the explosion, according to information, which occurred around 9:00am, was felt as buildings located…

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Death Toll From Lagos Tanker Explosion Rises To Five

Edna Wande Jun 18, 2021 0

Five persons have so far lost their lives in the gas explosion that occurred on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, on Thursday night. Ibrahim Farinloye, acting zonal coordinator, south-west zonal office,…

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13 Injured, 25 Cars Destroyed As Tanker Explodes In Ikeja, Lagos (Videos/Photos)

Florence Cornelius Jun 18, 2021 0

No fewer than 13 persons sustained various degrees of injuries on Thursday night following a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker explosion at Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, opposite Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Ikeja. About 25 cars were…

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Fuel Tanker Catches Fire On Otedola Bridge (Photos)

Edna Wande May 28, 2021 0

A fuel-laden tanker caught fire on Friday, May 28 on the notorious Otedola Bridge around Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was gathered that first responders have arrived at the scene and have curtailed the fire with no casualty recorded, as…

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12 Confirmed Dead In Benue Tanker Explosion

Edna Wande Apr 18, 2021 0

Twelve persons have been confirmed dead in the tanker explosion which occurred at Oshigbudu village in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. Earlier on Sunday, MDB reported that a petrol tanker fell at Oshigbudu-Obagaji junction,…

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Several Feared Dead As Tanker Explodes In Benue (Video)

Edna Wande Apr 18, 2021 0

Several people have been feared dead following a tanker explosion in Oshigbudu, Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. According to ChannelsTV, an amateur video from an eyewitness on Sunday shower many houses, shops and properties…

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Petrol Tanker Explodes In Ogun Community (videos)

Amirah Kuale Mar 6, 2021 0

A petrol-laden tanker has on Saturday morning exploded at Ajayi Farm Bus-Stop along the Alagbole-Akute Road in Ogun State According to ChannelsTV, the incident occurred in the early hours of today at the retail station of Nigerian…

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Kuto-Okemosan Explosion: Ogun Govt Bans Fuel Tankers, Articulated Vehicles From Plying Flyovers…

Edna Wande Jan 19, 2021 0

Ogun state governor, Dr Dapo Abiodun has banned fuel tankers and other articulated vehicles from plying overhead bridges in the state. Abiodun announced this decision during his assessment visit to the scene of tanker explosion, which…

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One Feared Dead, Cars Burnt As Tanker Explodes In Ogun

Edna Wande Jan 19, 2021 0

One person has been feared dead while scores of vehicles got burnt in a tanker explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 8:15 am on Tuesday on Presidential Boulevard Road…

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16 Dead, 30 Houses Razed As Petrol Tanker Explodes In Kwara (graphic photos)

Edna Wande Dec 23, 2020 0

Sixteen people have lost their lives with 30 houses completely razed on Wednesday when a tanker fully loaded with fuel lost control in Gaika area of Jebba in Moro local government area of Kwara state. Properties worth millions of naira…

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Breaking: Petrol Tanker Explodes On Otedola Bridge, Lagos (photos/videos)

Edna Wande Dec 19, 2020 0

Tanker conveying petrol exploded on Saturday evening on Otedola bridge on the outbound service on Lagos-Ibadan express way. The vehicle reportedly exploded around few minutes to 6pm, causing panic on the expressway as many vehicles made…

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Gridlock As Petrol Tanker Explodes In Ibadan (photos/videos)

Edna Wande Dec 18, 2020 0

A fully loaded 33,000 fuel tanker exploded on Friday afternoon, December 18 at Aleshinloye junction, after Iyaganku area of Ibadan, Oyo state. The tanker while trying to maneuver in the axis fell into a ditch, while the fuel gushed out,…

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Tanker Explodes On Kara Bridge In Lagos, Hoodlums Attack Firefighters (videos/photos)

Edna Wande Nov 7, 2020 0

Many cars have been destroyed after a petroleum tanker went up in flames on Kara Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the early hours of Saturday, November 7. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 1 a.m. on Saturday with…

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Just In: Tanker Explodes In Filing Station At Ajayi Road, Ogba (photos/videos)

Edna Wande Oct 27, 2020 0

A tanker exploded at a filling station on Ajayi Road, Ogba in Lagos State on Tuesday, October 27. Eyewitnesses said the explosion occurred as a kerosene tanker was offloading at Yerevan Oil. It was also gathered that the fire was…

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