Breaking News: 26 Vehicles, 4 Motorcycles razed and two killed in FESTAC Fire Incident

Breaking News:  26 Vehicles, 4 Motorcycles razed and two killed in FESTAC Fire Incident

 The fire started at noon and raged for about an hour. The fire also reportedly razed furniture shops in the area.

The inferno however threw the area into pandemonium with residents and other business operators scampering for safety. Fire fighters arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later but did not have enough water to quench the fire. An eye witness told newsmen that the tanker, coming from Apple Junction and going to FESTAC Town was ascending the bridge but suddenly rolled back and fell. The impact of the fall separated the tank from the body, resulting in an explosion. He said that some residents and passers-by attacked the fire with buckets of water to no avail. An anonymous eye witness, who lives in FESTAC, said that the fire from the tanker spilled over to nearby vehicles, forcing their occupants to run, abandoning them. “The fire then spilled into a car shop on the foot of the bridge, burning some of the cars, while the attendants quickly drove out some. “Furniture items, bags and boxes displayed for sale on the foot of the bridge all burnt,’’ he told newsmen. Newsmen report that the vehicles burnt included a 2010 Toyota Highlander and a commercial bus. The fire caused gridlock on the bridge and in the adjoining roads. A crowd of affected persons and sympathisers gathered at the scene to lament the situation. Some people, including motorcycle riders where reportedly burnt with no fewer than two left dead.

No fewer than 26 vehicles and four commercial motorcycles were on Wednesday afternoon burnt when a tanker laden with petrol fell as the tanker driver attempted to mount the sloppy bridge and spilled its content on the Festac Link Bridge in Awuwo Odofin LGA of Lagos State on Wednesday