LASEMA Averts Tanker Explosion, Contains Multiple Fires

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) successfully contained three fire incidents in Lagos Island, Ojodu Berger, and Mushin on October 15. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency's Permanent Secretary, reported that a petrol tanker carrying 45,000 litres of petrol fell at Ballet Bus Stop, averting a potential explosion.

No deaths were recorded. A fire at the Folashade Tinubu Ojo Ebute-Ero Market began around 1.38 pm, spreading from the ground floor to the upper floor of a storey building.

The agency's Sharks Team, alongside the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and other agencies, extinguished the fire, saving goods worth millions of naira. An adult male who fell during the incident was rescued and hospitalized.

In Ojodu Berger, a fire caused by an electrical surge at 3Pots by 217 Lounge was also contained without casualties. Another fire at 34 Ladipo Street in Mushin was extinguished by the Alpha Eagle Team, with no injuries reported.