A mother and her child have been confirmed burnt beyond recognition in the fire outbreak which occurred in the early hours of Sunday at Lafenwa area of , Abeokuta,, Ogun state capital when a petrol-laden tanker exploded and went up in flames.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun State Command , Ahmed Umar, confirmed this, recalling that the tanker driver was manoeuvring through bad portions of the road when the vehicle fell on its side.“The two deceased were burnt beyond recognition. An angry mob who threw stones at security agents at the scene also destroyed a Fire engine.The police were able to calm the situation and few of the hoodlums were arrested’,Umar said.
Uma added that, as at the time of, filing this report the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), the police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Fire Service were on ground adding that injured victims were taken to the hospital.The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps(TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, had earlier confirmed the fire incident which occurred at railway line in the vicinity of the scene.
He explained that the tanker went up in flames because of the uncooperative attitude of people around the incident who were scooping fuel and engaging in other unwholesome acts which sparked the fire.The agency spokesman stated that the tanker had an axle problem and overturned while making its way around Lafenwa, spilling its content on the road, and enjoined members of the public to vacate the area as at now.
