A diesel tanker on Tuesday exploded at Banire bus stop in the Egbeda area of Lagos State.
Confirming the incident, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the driver lost control of the truck after it experienced a brake failure and fell off the road.
Oke-Osanyintolu noted that no life was was lost or property razed in the explosion.
He said, “Investigation conducted by the team upon arrival at the scene revealed that a fully loaded tanker with diesel had a brake failure, lost control and fell off the road leading to an explosion and fire outburst.
“However, no casualty recorded nor any properties razed in the unfortunate inferno. The fire has been successfully subdued by men of the LASEMA LRU Fire service and LASG Fire service while dampening down is ongoing.”