JUST-IN: Diesel Tanker Catches Fire Under Otedola Bridge In Lagos

A 33,000-litre tanker conveying petroleum products has caught fire after reportedly falling between the inward and outward sections of Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Firefighters from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the blaze, while damping-down operations were ongoing to prevent a possible re-ignition.
The Controller-General of the service, Margaret Abimbola Adeseye, disclosed this in an emergency incident report, stating that a distress call was received at 4.09 pm.
According to Adeseye, firefighters from the Alausa and Ikeja fire stations were immediately mobilised and arrived at the scene at 4.16 pm, seven minutes after the distress call. ...