Justiça · Otedola BridgeOtedola Bridge tanker fire: Two severely burned, blaze extinguishedEscrito 19 de outubro de 2026 às 21:06 UTCVerTranscrição0:07A diesel tanker fell from Otadola Bridge and burned beneath it.0:10Two people suffered severe burns and were rushed to emergency care.0:14Emergency officials say the fire is out and traffic is moving again.0:17The urgent questions are how those patients are doing and what sent the tanker off0:21the bridge.0:21Rescuers pulled two people from the danger zone.0:24Lagos traffic officials said both had extensive, severe burns.0:27The Emergency Management Agency's rescue unit took them to the Lagos State Accident0:31and Emergency Center at Toll Gate, where they were admitted for immediate treatment.0:35No deaths have been reported.0:36The two people counted by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, known as0:40LASTMA, were injured survivors taken for treatment.0:43The tanker burned underneath Otadola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, along0:48the corridor heading toward Berger.0:50Motorists diverted away from the affected stretch, and gridlock developed on the0:54bridge while emergency teams worked around the fire.0:56The fall happened on Monday, October 19th.0:59The sequence of emergency notifications helps explain why 5:10 in the afternoon1:04shouldn't be treated as the crash time.1:06The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency received distress information at about1:104.24.1:11LASMA's initial incident report was stamped 510.1:15An operational update was published at 5:49.1:17Those are all local afternoon times, marking notifications and updates.1:21The exact time the tanker fell hasn't been confirmed.1:24The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service fought the blaze.1:27Crews worked to extinguish it, prevent further injuries, and protect surrounding1:31infrastructure while rescuers moved the injured people to safety.1:34The Federal Road Safety Corps, Neighborhood Watch, and officers from the Elhasa1:38Police Division also joined the response.1:40LASMA personnel managed vehicles around the affected corridor as firefighting and1:45rescue work continued, trying to keep road users away from danger.1:52Firefighters were still battling the blaze when the initial traffic notice went out.1:56Lazima later said the fire had been extinguished and traffic flow restored along the2:00expressway corridor.2:01Traffic moving again doesn't mean every cue immediately disappeared.2:05Authorities haven't explained why the diesel-loaded tanker fell.2:08The two people rescued with severe burns were admitted for emergency treatment, but2:12there's been no further word on their condition.Ler o artigoCronologia da históriaHeyDexO vídeo curto ↗
