LAGOS: Residents Scoop Oil As Tanker Falls In Surulere

Some residents of Surulere area of Lagos State were on Friday seen scooping oil after a 33,000 litres tanker fell.

It was gathered that the tanker, which was conveying engine oil, accidentally overturned while ascending the Dorman Long Bridge, opposite Abalti Barracks, Western Avenue.

Currently, first responders, including the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA), Federal Fire Service, among others are on ground.

Mopping up exercise is already ongoing to neutralise the oil components from resulting in secondary incidents.

According to an emergency alert shared by the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor, Jubril Gawat, “Efforts are on the way to move in earth moving equipment to recover the tanker as backlog of traffic build up beyond Ojuelegba Bridge.”

“Mopping up exercise is ongoing as chemical foam compound has been expended to neutralise the oil components from resulting in secondary incident.”

No casualty was recorded as both driver and assistant escaped unhurt and in good hands at the scene of the accident.

The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained.