Two men trapped in an underground fuel tank at Fatgbems Filling Station at Ojodu Berger in Lagos have died from fumes inhalation.
Director of Lagos State Fire Service Rasaq Fadipe, confirmed the deaths of the two who were working in the tank in an interview with NAN.
He said the men were doing routine maintenance work in the tank when the accident happened.
Fadipe said one of them first got trapped in the tank and his supervisor went in to rescue him and also got trapped.
He said both men died before fire servicemen could rescue them.
“We got the call at about 7.09 a.m. We were told that one of the men inside the underground tank shouted for help but later collapsed.
“The second man, who was the supervisor for the work, decided to go and rescue him against people’s advice and he also inhaled fuel fumes in the tank and collapsed.
“Our men brought out their dead bodies and handed them over to police officers from Ojodu Division, who later took them to the mortuary,” Mr. Fadipe said.
He advised the public against putting their lives in danger, saying that rescue operations should be left for professionals.
(NAN)
