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Scene of the
incident, fallen tanker blocking the road
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Another tanker laden with petrol fell in front of a
filling station at Oribawa bus stop on Lekki-Epe Expressway yesterday.
It spilled its content
all over the road. No life was lost.
Immediately, the Lagos
State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) cordonned off the area, warning
residents, commuters and others to keep away from the scene to avoid fire
outbreak.
The Nation report continues:
Victims of last
Saturday’s petrol tanker explosion, which razed 34 houses and 70 shops at
Idimu, Lagos State, remained in shock yesterday.
A tanker, loaded with
33,000 litres of petrol fell, spilling its contents and wreaking havoc on the
neighbourhood.
Grief-stricken, most of
them stood in groups discussing their ill fate as they beheld the charred
remains of their valuables.
They, however, rested
their hope on the promise by the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to assuage
their agony when he visited the scene last Saturday.
Ambode, during the visit,
promised to meet with tanker drivers today in his bid to stem petrol tanker
explosion.
After the visit, Ambode
said: “We don’t want this to repeat itself. We have said it before; we need to
address our tanker drivers and start to enforce our traffic laws. I have
directed that the union of tanker drivers and the government meet on Monday
(today) morning and we must make pronouncement relating to the usage of our
roads.”
The governor promised: “I
commiserate with all the people here. I appeal for calm. We would do immediate
relief; we would take enumeration and see in what ways we can address your
pain. We would do everything in our power to do everything to help them get
back to their normal lives.”
Ambode, who was
accompanied by his Deputy, Dr Idiat Adebule, expressed concerns over the spate
of fallen petrol tankers in the state, noting that Saturday’s incident came a
few days after that of Iyana Ipaja in which several shops and vehicles
destroyed.
“This is another
unfortunate incident happening within one week. It is unfortunate in the sense
that we are beginning to lose a lot of our assets and property to fire,” he
said.
Meanwhile, another tanker
fell in front of a filling station at Lakowe on Lekki-Epe Expressway yesterday.
It spilled its cintent all
over the road. No life was lost.
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