A major disaster was narrowly averted on Thursday evening after a petrol tanker carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) exploded at Celica Junction along the New Ife Expressway in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
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The incident occurred in the evening, with witnesses attributing the cause to brake failure, which caused the tanker to lose control and collide with two vehicles, a Toyota Prado SUV and another unidentified car before tipping over and erupting in flames.
Eyewitness Account
An eyewitness at the scene said, “The tanker hit a Prado jeep and another car. And in the process, the tanker fell and exploded. Although no life was lost, the fire affected the car and the Prado jeep.”
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Oyo State Fire Service Chairman, Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the incident and praised the rapid response of fire crews.
“The firemen swiftly swung into action by applying chemical foam compound and restricted the fire from spreading to the nearby NNPC filling station and surrounding properties,” Akinwande stated.
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He added that the fire was jointly extinguished by the Oyo State Fire Service and the Federal Fire Service, preventing what could have been a massive inferno in the densely populated area.
