The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has warned Lagos residents against causing a fallen fuel tanker at Oregun to explode through “ignition or exposure to any form of naked fire.”

LASEMA director-general Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement, disclosed that the incident happened on Sunday night.

He disclosed that the agency had activated the state’s Emergency Response Plans.

“Residents are urged to take precautions and refrain from igniting any form of flame,” said Mr Oke-Osanyintolu.

“LASEMA, in its several overnight operations, cleared several roads that would otherwise have been shut down by the traffic incidents,” said Mr Oke-Osanyintolu. “One of such incidents is the lone traffic accident that occurred at Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun inward Ojota, which resulted in an overturned oil tanker truck.”

According to him, the crash was due to speeding and recklessness.

“He was descending the sloppy road which led to the tanker crossing the entire road in a tilted position and spilling its content on the road,” Mr Oke-Osanyintolu added. “Fortunately, there were no casualty or fatality involved. The entire area was quickly blanketed and cordoned off, and the diesel was loaded into another truck.”

He further stated that in the same overnight operation, in another location, LASEMA safely recovered two fallen 20-feet containers around Ladipo.

“We are sounding a note of warning on any action that can lead to ignition or exposure to any form of naked fire,” added Mr Oke-Osanyintolu. “Residents are urged to take precautions and refrain from igniting any form of flame.”

(NAN)