The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA swiftly and efficiently activated its Emergency Response Plan to the incident of tanker explosion that occurred at the wee hours of this morning, Saturday, 27th March, 2021.
In the update sent to Lagos Panorama by the Director General of the Agency, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, stated that, the Agency responders from the Alausa centre were about concluding the recovery of a truck laden with 40 Feet container that fell yesterday night at Otedola Bridge, inward Berger, when a tanker about 300 metres away from the fallen truck exploded at about 2:45a.m this morning.
Upon immediate activation to the scene, it was discovered that the tanker had collided with a truck while moving inward Berger and exploded immediately.
No casualty was recorded. However, the Agency’s Responders, including its Fire Team and Lagos State Fire Service jointly put out the fire and salvaged a tanker with registration number KJA 662 YA, laden with 33,000 litres of diesel.
The Agency’s Responders conducted post disaster risk assessment and it was recorded that the fire affected the following:
✓a tanker laden with diesel with plate no KSF-269 XY
✓a 40ft containerized truck with plate no ENU-814 YS
✓a tanker loaded with diesel with plate no KSF-271 XY
✓a car burnt beyond recognition
✓a six tyre truck burnt beyond recognition
✓a 20ft containerized truck
The affected trucks were recovered off the road with the aid of the Agency’s Heavy-Duty Equipment, Forklift and handed over to the Police Officers from Isheri Police Station thereby restoring the road for vehicular activities.
Status Update on the multiple vehicle road traffic incident on Otedola bridge inward Berger (Lagos – Ibadan Expressway)..
The transloading of the products (Premium Motor Spirit – Petrol) is about to start as this is only way the wreckage of trucks can be safely taken off the road in order to avoid the repeat of a secondary incident.
The necessary safety and precautionary measures have been put in place, while the incident scene is being cordoned off. Motorists are advised to take alternate routes.
