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Pandemonium as fuel tanker goes up in flames under Lagos’ Otedola bridge
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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that a tanker caught fire under the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The agency’s spokesperson, Olawale Afolabi, confirmed the incident in a brief message sent to journalists on Monday.
According to Afolabi, the agency received the distress information at about 4:24 pm and dispatched its Tiger team to the scene of the incident.
More details shortly…
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