A major fire disaster was averted on Friday in Ilorin, Kwara
State when a loaded cooking gas tank detached from the vehicle’s main body
causing panic among public members.
The incident occurred at about 07:49hrs around the popular
Challenge roundabout, opposite the Police ‘A’ Division in the state capital.
Kwara State Fire Service came to the rescue following a
distress call by one Mr. Emmanuel, spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan
Adekunle, disclosed in a statement in Ilorin on Friday.
Reports said the tanker head detached from its body while on
motion and eventually led to the profuse leakage of the gas tank.
Firemen remained on standby throughout the incident to
prevent any fire outbreak until the whole siphoning process was completed.
The two major roads to and from ‘A’ Division police station,
were blocked till the rescue operation was completed by the fire service
personnel.
According to an eyewitness, the accident happened so fast
that he could not ascertain the actual cause of the accident.
The Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John
Olumuyiwa, urged tanker drivers to be extra careful on the roads, especially
anytime they were transporting high flammable materials.
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