Video: Panic as Fuel Laden Tanker Catches Fire Inside Osogbo Filling Station

Ololade Adeyanju/

There was panic in Osogbo, Osun State, yesterday when a fuel laden tanker parked right inside a Mobil filling station suddenly caught fire.

Motorists, motorcyclists as well as residents living close to the area reportedly fled the scene, while those plying the route made a detour to avoid being caught in the inferno.

NewsmakersNG could ascertain the cause of the fire, but a resident said it might have been caused by a spark from one of the vehicles waiting to buy fuel in the station.

It took the combined efforts of firefighters and some brave residents to put out the raging fire.

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No life was reportedly lost in the incident.

Governor Gboyega Oyetola later visited the scene to assess the damage caused by the fire.

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