BREAKING: Several Burnt To Death As Tanker Explodes In Maryland, Lagos

By Kanmi Teslim21 December 20181 min read

Over a score of people have been reportedly killed on Friday, December 21, after a fuel tanker caught fire on Odo-Iyaalaro Bridge inward Maryland in Lagos.

According to The Guardian, the accident has caused major gridlock around the axis while the cause of the conflagration and the number of casualties couldn’t be ascertained.

It was also gathered that the situation has paralyzed movements around Tipper garage, Ojota-Interchange and Motorways plaza.

More details to come.

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