A diesel-laden tanker went up in flames in the Ojota area of Lagos State on Monday morning.
The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authorityvia X(formerly Twitter) where it stated that its personnel had been deployed to the scene.
It tweeted: “There’s a burning tanker at Ojota inward interchange.
“#LagosRescue and LASTMA officials are all at the scene to do the needful. Patience required from road users.”
However, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service later confirmed that the incident had been brought under control.
“Situation in Ojota is under control as the peddler truck conveying Diesel inward Ketu that went on flame has been extinguished,” the post on X reads.
