Good Friday: Fire Service averts another fire disaster in Lagos

A 45,000 litres tanker has been prevented from fire disaster early this morning along LASU Igando Express Way at Village Bus Stop.

This was made known today by the Acting Head of Lagos State Fire Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye while briefing journalists.

In her explanation, the Lagos State Fire Service received the fire emergency call early morning of Good Friday, April 10, 2020 at 0526hrs to LASU-Igando Expressway.

“I swiftly deploy Firefighters from Ojo Fire Station, who on arrival at the scene discover a leakage from a fully laden 45,000 litres Mazda tanker with registration number AAA 198 XZ belonging to Luri Filling Station, conveying Petroleum Motor Spirit from Apapa to Agbara while spilling it contents.”

The Firemen, she explained, battled to neutralize the potency of the contents and yet averts another potential fire outbreak as situation was brought under control and the tanker safely arrived at its destination.

Adeseye stated that in spite of the lockdown as a measure to further prevent the spread of COVID-19, a good number of fire related emergencies have been successfully managed from compounding the situation while she urged Lagosians to remember that ‘a little fire you leave, may leave you little’.

She however assured Lagosians that the Lagos State Fire Service is on 24/7 alerts to forestall any eventuality that may result from fire and other related emergencies.