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- A devastating fire broke out on Otedola Bridge in Lagos, engulfing a tanker and several vehicles.
- The fire, caused by a gas tanker’s brake failure, destroyed 18 vehicles and 10 tricycles.
- Survivors recounted their harrowing experiences, including a mechanic who lost a colleague and a journalist who lost his vehicle.
A fiery tanker crash on Otedola Bridge in Lagos has left survivors reliving the horror of that fateful night. The inferno, which started when a gas tanker’s brakes failed, quickly spread to nearby businesses, including a mechanic workshop, a hospital, and several provision and clothing stores.
According to eyewitnesses, the tanker was traveling from Magodo Road when the driver shouted “No break, no break” before the vehicle crashed and burst into flames. A mechanic at the workshop, Adekola Kosoko, recounted the harrowing experience, saying, “One of our colleagues here died. He was driving out when it happened, and in an attempt to drive back to the workshop, the fire caught up with him and burned him in the car.”
The hospital, De-Twist Dental Specialist, was also affected by the fire. A doctor at the hospital described it as a “narrow escape.” Another victim of the fire incident, journalist Abiola Ismaeel, said his vehicle was among those destroyed.
Despite the destruction, a nearby church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, was miraculously spared from the fire. Church member Oluwatoyin Akinola described the experience as “beyond human reasoning.”
As survivors struggle to come to terms with their harrowing experience, they are also counting their blessings. “I’m just grateful to be alive,” said one survivor. “It’s a second chance at life, and I’m not going to take it for granted.”
