Tears As Tanker Explosion Razes Houses, Churches, Shops In Ogun

A fuel tanker loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit otherwise called petrol on Saturday fell and exploded at Olambe along Matogun road in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Eyewitnesses told PUNCH correspondent that before the unmarked tanker fell, some of its content had spilled on the road. They added that the driver who is now at large couldn’t control the vehicle before it later fell on the road.

Newsmen observed at the scene of the incident how some youths assisted in putting out the fire upon the arrival of fire-fighters from the state Fire Service. The explosion destroyed 10 residential houses, two churches and eight shops.