No fewer than two people lost
their lives when a petroleum tanker exploded and went up in flames on Thursday
in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
It was gathered that the
tanker, fully loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petroleum lost
control and crashed into a building.
A source revealed that the
PMS the tanker was carrying started splitting which made some people in the
area to scoop the fuel.
It was gathered that the tanker
exploded in the process.
The tanker, it was learnt
exploded into flames at Ile Marun, area of Iwo road along Lagos/Ibadan
expressway.
Another source at the scene said that the incident occurred due to break failure.
He said that it was the flame
that attracted people in the area to the scene.
The eyewitness added that two
people lost their lives in the incident.
Head of Operations of the Oyo
State Fore Service, Mr. Isiaka Adeleke, confirmed the incident.
Adeleke, while confirming that
two people lost their lives in the incident, added that two cars were also
burnt.
Adeleke said, “Yes, we were called
this afternoon around 2.pm of a tanker that exploded around Onipepeye, along
the Lagos/ Ibadan expressway today.
“Our men got there and put the
situation under control.
“A tanker carrying petroleum fell
down, fuel was splitting from the tanker.
“As a result, some people in the
area in the process started to scoop the petroleum from the tanker.
“The tanker later explodeed and
catches fire in the process.
“In the process, two people lost
their lives and two cars were also burnt in the process.”
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