It was a hectic time for fire fighters who battled with a fuel tanker that caught fire on Magboro Bridge close to the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries in KM 12, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
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An eyewitness told SOJ WORLDWIDE ONLINE NEWS reporter that the fire started early morning of Wednesday, December 2, 2020.
The Fire Fighters were able to put the fire under control initially until when the fuel spilled into the drainages burning along it. The Fire Fighters were seen putting off the fire in the drainage from spreading and escalating.
The Corridor Commander Lagos-Ibadan-Egbeda Corridor, DCC Kehinde G Hamzat of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) issued a statement to the motorists plying Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to exercise caution and planning of trips to and fro Lagos using the route.
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“BURNING TANKER ON MAGBORO BRIDGE ALONG THE LAGOS-IBADAN CORRIDOR: TRAFFIC ADVISORY*
The Federal Road Safety Corps wishes to advise the general public on the need for adequate planning of their trips for today for users of the Lagos-Ibadan Corridor. The Tanker explosion on Magboro bridge on the outward Lagos section of the expressway which occurred at about 0415hrs in the early hours of the day, Wednesday 2nd December, 2020 has called for the need to adjust ones movement for the day.
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The fire is still burning as at 0520hrs and this means a total standstill situation of vehicular movement along the expresway. Relentless efforts are still being made to extinguish the fire by men of Fire Service backed up by men of other agencies around the scene of the inferno. We therefore advise the general public to have an adequate planning for their trips for those who cannot cancel their planned journeys. We also advise that travellers who are bound to transit in and out of Lagos from the neighbouring state to explore alternative routes where necessary. All hands on deck to ensure that the situation is professionally managed and the road returned to proper use for the public.
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FRSC wishes us safe journey to our various destination.”
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