Reports reaching The Honcho Gist says that a fuel tanker loaded with petrol on Sunday morning explodes at railway crossing, Lafenwa, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
According to Vanguard Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, who is the Spokesperson of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen, saying the tanker was engulfed in fire due to an uncooperative attitude of people who were around, scooping the fuel and this lead to sparking of the fire.
According to reports gathered, three persons were burnt to ash.
A spokesman explained that the tanker, due to an axle problem overturned at about 4 :45 am while making its way inbound Rounder from Oju-Irin, Lafenwa, spilling its content on the road.
He advised the general public to vacate the vicinity, saying that TRACE, police, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Fire Service were all on ground to put the situation under control.
He also said: “public going inward Rounder axis from Lafenwa, should use Olomore and Oke-Ata axis respectively as alternative routes, since traffic has been diverted away from the area of incident.
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