Two persons were killed and over 100 traders displaced today after a tanker,
loaded with petroleum, lost control and exploded at the Ebute area of
Ikorodu, Lagos State.
Eye witnesses’ accounts said that two persons were burnt to
death in the explosion which occurred around 6:45am. One of the
deceased is the conductor of the tanker, while the second is a
motorcyclist.
Two cars, two cows and buildings were also burnt.
The tanker was ascending 'Odo-eran' bus-stop, when it
lost control and tumbled to the other side of the road. It fell on a Mazda 606 and both went up in flame. The fire spread to a nearby abattoir which hosts some of the affected uncompleted buildings, a cold room; make shift structures and two cows meant to be slaughtered that day.The makeshift shops belong to several traders, struggling to survive.
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