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Another Lagos tanker fire razes 34 houses, 70 shops

Sunday 7 June 2015 13:40
No fewer than 34 houses and 70 shops were razed by fire after a tanker bearing 33,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, crashed in Idimu area of Lagos State in the early hours of Saturday.
This comes barely three days after a fuel-laden tanker skidded off a bridge at the Iyana Ipaja area of the state and was engulfed in flames, ravaging 40 shops, four buildings, 25 vehicles and six tricycles.
Similarly, a week ago, about 85 lives were lost to a fire disaster sparked off by a derailed fuel tanker in Onitsha, Anambra State.
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The Public Relations Officer, National Emergency Management Agency, South-West Zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, explained that the flammable liquid was ignited by the flames of a nearby barbecue shop, also known as suya.
He said the driver of the tanker is at large.
Our correspondent observed that the charred remains of the maroon-painted tanker was unbranded and had no number plate.
Tanker fire at Idimu
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