The Kwara State Fire Service has said that it saved two petrol tankers loaded with 66,000 litres of fuel from an explosion during an accident on Ilorin-Jebba road in Kwara State at the weekend.
The Fire Service in a statement by its Head of Media and Publicity, Hassan Adekunle on Sunday said that the two petrol tankers with Reg. No WSE163XA and FGF372ZS had a head-on collision in the road accident that occurred at Kambi-Oloru on Ilorin-Jebba express road on Saturday.
He said, “It was a head-on collision between the two vehicles loaded with 33,000 Litres of fuel each. We prevented the tankers from exploding thanks to the firemen. Most importantly, no lives were lost in the accident.”
Adekunle said that the fire department gathered that the accident was caused as a result of careless overtaking by one of the drivers.
He however said that the Director, Kwara State Fire Service Prince Falade Olumuyiwa urged drivers particular transporters to always exercise patience whenever they were driving on the road.
In another development, Adekunle said that the Fire Service on Friday saved four out of eight plank shops gutted by fire at the Nigeria Railway station, Ilorin from destruction.
According to him, the fire incident occurred at Challenge Area, beside the Nigeria Railway Station in Ilorin. It incident occurred when a fire from a burning refuse accidentally spread to the plank shops.
“Although it was a late call, however, firemen were still able to perform excellently well by eliminating the ravaging fire on time. And out of the 8 shops in the vicinity, 4 shops were burnt by the fire,” he said.
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