The incessant fire outbreaks on oil facilities in Lagos State continued on Thursday.
This time it was the lot of a tank farm in the Oando Depot on Gaskiya Road, in the Ijora Badia area of the State.
The cause of the fire outbreak is not yet known. But the Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the development.
He also said emergency responders had been deployed in the area to mitigate the fire outbreak
“There is a fire incident at the tank farm at Oando Depot in Ijora Badia.
“The agency has activated its emergency response plan and all relevant stakeholders have commenced appropriate measures to combat the flames and prevent secondary incidents.
“Lagosians are urged to remain calm. Further updates will be communicated.”
The LASEMA Public Relations Officer, Nosa Okunbor, who also confirmed the story said responders were currently working to extinguish the fire and evacuate the gas and fuel tankers in the station.
