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Nigeria: 5 dead, 13 injured in tanker explosion in Lagos

2021-06-22T13:46:46.812Z


Five people were killed and 13 seriously injured in a tanker explosion in Lagos, Nigeria's economic megalopolis, ...


Five people were killed and 13 seriously injured in a tanker explosion in Lagos, Nigeria's economic megalopolis, emergency services said on Friday (June 18th).

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The tanker truck, loaded with fuel, overturned on the road and exploded Thursday evening in the central Ikeja district, causing a fire which spread to buildings and cars around. "

Five people were killed, three of them at the scene of the accident and two others died of their injuries in hospital,

" said Femi Oke-Osanyantolu, of the local emergency management agency (SEMA). . The emergency services mobilized on the scene were able to extinguish the fire in the middle of the night, around 12:30 am.

Explosions of tankers and pipelines are very common in Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, but where the majority of some 200 million people live in poverty and where infrastructure and transport are failing.

In April, 12 people died in a similar incident in central Benue State.

In October 2019, a tanker truck exploded and caused a fire in Lagos killing at least five people, seriously injuring eight, and damaging more than 100 homes and businesses.

Source: lefigaro

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