Sunday, December 15, 2024 - A fully loaded petrol tanker burst into flame at Ijabe, a community in Odo-Otin local government area of Osun State, creating panic among residents of the area
The tanker with 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called
petrol, was said to have caught fire right on the highway linking Osun with
Kwara State.
According to a resident, Jamiu Opeyemi, the incident led to a gridlock
on the road as travellers along the route were forced to turn around.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC,
Osun State command, Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed the incident, saying that the
cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
“The incident has led to blockage of road and has also caused
obstruction to vehicular movement, which in turn has brought about panic to the
dwellers, travellers and most especially the farmers around the area,” she
said.
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