Fire Kills Driver, Motor Boy at Ibadan Filling Station
A fire outbreak at GABSTAB Petrol Station, Orita Challenge, Ibadan, claimed the lives of a petrol tanker driver and his motor boy in the early hours of Tuesday.
The General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident, stating that the fire service was alerted at 5.15 a.m. and responded immediately.
𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐲𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
A tanker explosion in the early hours of Tuesday claimed the lives of two persons in Ibadan, Oyo State.https://t.co/WNrtEEeeEl pic.twitter.com/3yyk4ALJ44
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“We got information about the GABSTAB Mega Petrol Station, Orita Challenge, fire incident at 5.15 a.m. and deployed our men immediately.
“The driver and motor boy were burnt to death,” he said.
The general manager, however, said the fire had been controlled, and more details about the incident would later be provided.
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