Four burnt to death, 12 Injured as Tanker exploded in Abeokuta

 

A fully loaded 33,000 litres fuel tanker on Tuesday emptied parts of its content on the road and spontaneously exploded in Kuto area of Abeokuta, Ogun state, Southwest Nigeria, burning four people to death while several others sustained different degrees of injuries.

Properties worth millions of naira including five vehicles and two motorcycles were, according to checks by Platforms Africa, not also spared in the incident.

The ill-fated tanker, according to eye witness account, caught fire at the popular IBB Boulevard, Kuto-Oke-Ilewo, at about 8am, where headquarters of some banks in the state are located.

Confirming the incident, Commissioner for Special Duties in the state, Femi Ogunbanwo said that those who were injured have been taken to hospital.

He added that they were being treated on government expenses.

“As at the last count, four bodies have been evacuated from the scene, while over 12 people were injured,” a taxi driver, Waliu Sodeke, said in Yoruba language.

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