Tag: tanker explosion
Black Tuesday in Niger: Over 30 dead, 40 injured in Tanker fire disaster
Chairman of the Niger State Tanker Drivers Association and National Ex-Officio of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas…
Many feared dead as Petrol tanker explodes in Ogun
The spilled fuel caught fire immediately, triggering a massive inferno that engulfed nearby vehicles and infrastructure. A truck and a…
BREAKING NEWS: Diesel tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Eyewitnesses reported that the tanker lost control thus tipping over before bursting into flames.
‘No cause for alarm’, Ogun govt reacts to explosion at NSF venue
Some containerized shops were destroyed following the explosion involving the diesel-laden tanker that occurred just behind the fence separating the…
Police, others avert tanker explosion in Jigawa
He explained that upon receipt of the report, a team of policemen promptly mobilised and moved to the scene, adding…
Reps donate N18m to victims of Enugu tanker explosion
“So, this is a cheque for ₦18 million to assist the state to further ameliorate their losses and challenges occasioned…
Hell fire in Lagos! Two burnt alive, 18 vehicles razed as tanker explosion wreaks havoc at Otedola Under-Bridge
The deadly flames consumed everything in their path—10 vehicles, eight tricycles, and even a nearby building—before emergency responders fought tirelessly…
Niger tanker explosion: Tinubu condoles with victims’ families
According to the Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), many people were injured in…
Commuters escape death as petrol tanker explodes in Ibadan
Eyewitness, Biodun Ayoola, explained that ongoing construction of a pedestrian bridge at Ajia Junction had resulted in the closure of…
Obaseki mourns victims of Koko junction tanker explosion
The governor commiserated with the families of the victims of the Sunday petrol tanker explosion at Koko Junction in Delta.
Just In: Tanker explodes on Ore-Benin Expressway
Efforts were being made to put out the fire and FRSC personnel had been deployed to the area to ease…
Tanker explosion: FRSC diverts traffic on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Men of Fire Service have arrived at the scene and effort is being made to put out the fire. Traffic…
3 burnt to death as diesel tanker explodes in Lokoja
Three persons were burnt to death while 2 others were rescued with burns on Monday evening when a Diesel Tanker…
Fuel-laden tanker explodes on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway
A tanker fully laden with 45,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) explodes at Ajegunle via Toll Gate Bus Stop,…
Tanker explosion kills 2 on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
A tanker, with no registration number and laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), was inbound Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when it exploded…
Kogi Govt declares two-day mourning for explosion victims
Kogi State Government has declared two-day mourning as a mark of respect for the 23 victims of Wednesday’s tanker explosion…
Tanker explodes in Benue, many feared dead
Many residents were feared dead on Monday in Ahumbe village on the Alliade/ Makurdi Federal Highway in the Gwer East…
Otedola tanker explosion: Lagos begins release of dead bodies to victims’ families
The Lagos State Government on Friday said it will begin the release of dead bodies of victims of the Otedola…
Otedola tanker explosion: Death toll hits 12; Lagos begins DNA to identify dead bodies
Death toll in last Thursday's oil tanker explosion on Otedola Bridge, inward Berger area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has hit…
Tanker explosion: Lagos issues 30-day ultimatum to articulated vehicles to obtain Road Worthiness Certificate
Following the tragic tanker explosion on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway which claimed lives and property, the…
Fashola commiserates with LASG over tragic tanker explosion
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN has commiserated with the government and people of Lagos…
Tanker Explosion: Gov. Ambode describes incident sad, unfortunate
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has described the tanker explosion which occurred on Thursday at the Otedola Bridge inward…
Tanker explosion: Our timely response saved more lives – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday evening visited the scene of the tanker explosion which occurred on Otedola…
Tanker explosion: Incident unfortunate, regrettable – LASG
The Lagos State Government has commiserated with families of victims who lost their lives and property in a fatal tanker…
2 die as tanker explosion rocks Apapa-Oshodi expressway
Two people have been confirmed dead as a tanker conveying petroleum product exploded on Monday at Cele area on Apapa-Oshodi…
Nigeria: Mass burial for victims of weekend tragic accident
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Arrangements have been concluded to bury en masse victims of last Friday’s fatal auto accident that occurred at…