A major fire erupted at the Optima Filling Station in Fagba, Lagos, on Wednesday evening following an explosion involving a 33,000-litre petrol tanker.
The incident, which occurred around 5:00 p.m. along Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road, began during the offloading of Premium Motor Spirit. A second tanker nearby was also engulfed in flames.
According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the blaze damaged both tankers, the station’s retail marts, a one-storey residential building behind the premises, and another structure on a neighbouring street.
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Despite the scale of the incident, no casualties were reported. The station is operated by members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN.
Firefighters from Agege and Ikeja, backed by emergency units from Alausa, responded swiftly, containing the fire before it spread further. An investigation into the cause is now underway.
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