Panic Erupts as Fuel Tanker Explodes on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway
- A petroleum tanker went up in flames along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway at Iyana-Isolo, inward Oshodi, Lagos
- The raging fire was put off by officers of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Sunday afternoon, August 31, 2025
- The Controller General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, shared more details about the multiple accidents
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Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos state - No fewer than three yet-to-be-identified persons were seriously injured when fire gutted a tanker along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in the Iyana-Isolo area of Lagos.
It was gathered that no life was lost in the multiple auto crash that occurred on Sunday afternoon, August 31, 2025.
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Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have successfully contained the raging fire.
As reported by Vanguard, the ill-fated tanker, conveying 45,000 litres of diesel from Apapa inward Oshodi, had collided with a commercial minibus.
The tanker was later struck by two trailers — a flatbed and the other a 40-foot container truck, triggering an immediate fire outbreak.
The Controller General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said personnel and equipment were immediately deployed to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 13:05 hours through the Isolo and Bolade Fire Stations.
“A preliminary investigation attributes the incident to the collision involving the diesel tanker and the commercial minibus, which narrowly escaped without casualties, before the subsequent involvement of the trailers.
“Firefighting operations were swiftly carried out, with the fire successfully extinguished and mop-up operations completed to ensure the safety of the motoring public.
“Three individuals sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident and have been taken to a nearby hospital for medical attention.”
Adeseye said the rescue team evacuated the wreckage of the vehicles from the road to restore free flow of traffic in the area.
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