Tag: FUEL TANKER
Oyo fire service decries frequent petrol tanker accidents, loss of lives
The Oyo State Fire Services Agency has decried incessant petrol tanker accidents in the state and its accompanying loss of lives.
The News Agency of...
Police sensitise stakeholders to mitigate fuel tanker explosion in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa has sensitised stakeholders to mitigate the risks of the fuel tanker and gas-related explosions in the state.
The command’s spokesman,...
Fuel tanker falls in Lagos days after Bank Anthony Way explosion
A tanker conveying 45,000 litres of premium motor spirit (petrol) crashed on Saturday, spilling its content at Community Road, Ijegun-Imore, Lagos causing panic among...
Fuel tanker goes aflame on Otedola Bridge
A fuel-laden tanker on Friday engulfed in flames at the Otedola Bridge around the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Emergency responders have put out the fire with no...
Dapo Abiodun bans fuel tankers, articulated vehicles from Ogun bridges
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday banned fuel tankers and other articulated vehicles from plying overhead bridges in the state.
Mr Abiodun announced this...
Three killed, cars burnt in Ogun tanker explosion
A fuel tanker explosion on Ibrahim Babangida Boulevard in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital on Tuesday has killed at least three persons.
The tanker was carrying...
One feared dead as tanker explodes in Ogun
A fuel tanker has exploded in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, burning several vehicles and leaving one person suspected dead.
The incident occurred around 8:15 am...
Gridlock as tanker explodes at Magboro on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A fuel tanker on Wednesday morning exploded at the Magboro section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, worsening traffic on the expressway.
This comes barely 25 days...
UBA fire service truck intervenes in Obalende fuel tanker mishap
A highly-equipped fire truck belonging to the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc was on hand on Friday to assist state fire fighters in...
One killed as fuel tanker explodes near Oando filling station in...
At least one person has been killed in a fuel tanker explosion on Friday near Oando filling station at Obalende area of Lagos.
The tanker...