Days after a petrol tanker exploded and left no fewer than 57 dead and 60 injured, another fuel tanker travelling from Lagos to Kano overturned early Sunday morning, October 26, in the Takalafiya community, Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. This time, with no casualty.
The incident, which occurred around 8:00 a.m., prompted the swift intervention of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL) Fire Service and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to avert a potential fire outbreak.
Eyewitnesses reported that members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Lapai Chapter, also mobilised to the scene to assist in managing the situation.
It was further gathered that some of the spilled fuel was recovered and reloaded into drums to prevent wastage and environmental hazards.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
