A filling station at Ajayi Road, Ogba in Lagos is currently on fire, Odunews.com reports.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Yerevan Oil situated on Ajayi road in Ogba gut fire as a result of kerosene explosion.
When Odunews.com reporter got to the scene, Fire Fighters had already arrived to quench the burning fire. However, as at when filing this report, efforts are still ongoing to calm the situation.
Investigation reveals that the fire emanated from a kerosene tanker offloading at the filling station. Fortunately for them, the fire never extended to the petrol compartment, which is the reason for the minimised damage.
Breaking: Filing Station on Ajayi Road, Ogba on fire.
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A few shops and Transformer serving the neighbourhood were greatly impacted.
The Lagos State Fire Service arrived in proper time and they currently managing the situation.
