Danger averted as tanker catches fire near Otedola Bridge [PHOTOS]

Lagos State Fire Service officers, on Friday, have put out the flames from a tanker closed to the Otedola Bridge inward Berger Area of Lagos.

Photographs from the scene of the incident show the front of the tanker severely destroyed by the fire.

Nigeria Police Force officials and other authorities were also on the ground to curb additional destruction. No casualty was recorded as of the time of filing this report.

As indicated by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the fire started due to an electrical fault.

LASEMA wrote, “Upon arrival at the scene, it was observed a Mack tanker truck with no registration number loaded with 45,000 litres of diesel was gutted by fire while descending Otedola bridge inward Berger.

“Further investigation gathered at the scene revealed that (the) fire started as (a) result of an electrical fault. Due to the quick intervention of the agency’s Tiger team and @LAG_FireService, the fire was extinguished and prevented from spreading into the main tank.”