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The Otedola Bridge diesel tanker crash and fire

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Where it stands

The tanker fire has been extinguished, and traffic flow has been restored. Two people suffered severe burns, were rescued and taken for emergency treatment; the cause of the crash remains unexplained.

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  1. Update 1Two severely burned in Otedola Bridge tanker fall; fire extinguished

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    Two severely burned in Otedola Bridge tanker fall; fire extinguished

    Two people were admitted with severe burns after a diesel tanker fell from the Lagos bridge. The fire is reported out, but their condition and the cause remain unknown.

    What moved

    • TVC published an update relaying LASEMA’s account that the fire was extinguished and traffic flow restored. It did not establish the exact times those milestones occurred.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

Organizations

  • Lagos State Emergency Management AgencyEmergency/Disaster prevention preparedness, mitigation, recovery and relief.1 report
  • Lagos State Traffic Management Authoritygovernment agency of Lagos State, Nigeria1 report

Places

  • Lagos - Ibadan ExpresswayLagos - Ibadan Expy, Lagos, Nigeria1 report
  • Lagos State Accident & Emergency Centre (LASAEC)Old Toll-Gate, Lagos - Ibadan Expy, Kosofe, Lagos 101233, Lagos, Nigeria1 report
  • Ojodu BergerOjodu Berger, Lagos, Nigeria1 report
  • Otedola BridgeOtedola Jubilee Estate, J9J8+C2R, Isheri, Lagos 101233, Lagos, Nigeria1 report

Every outlet we read on this story

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