The incident happened on Sunday after the tanker driver lost
control of the vehicle, and it overturned along the road.

In a statement, Adebayo Taofiq, spokesperson of Lagos State
Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), said after the tanker overturned and
exploded, at least four trucks parked in the area caught fire.

Taofiq said no casualty was recorded while attributing the
accident to the over speeding of the tanker’s driver of the tanker.

“Preliminary intelligence has conclusively indicated that
the disaster was precipitated by egregious over speeding, which occasioned the driver’s
loss of control whilst negotiating the inward Oshodi corridor,” the statement
reads.

“In an immediate display of coordinated emergency
management, LASTMA operatives under the direct supervision of the Agency’s
operational command swiftly galvanized allied responders.

“These included the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service,
officers of the Nigeria Police Force from Aswani, Ilasa, and Mushin divisions,
alongside vigilant personnel of the Neighbourhood Safety Corps, all of whom
collectively subdued the inferno and precluded its escalation into a greater
tragedy.

“The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki,
disclosed that additional operatives from adjoining zones had been urgently
mobilized to fortify the ongoing containment measures.

“He further affirmed, with relief, that no human casualty
was recorded, largely owing to LASTMA’s prompt intervention in cordoning off
the affected corridor and restricting vehicular movement from Ilasa inward
Oshodi.”