Just In: New Facts Emerge As Ibadan Tanker Fire Victims Recount Loses

New facts have emerged as the Ibadan tanker fire victims recount theirs loses following the fire incident that took place yesterday Friday 8th of May 2020 at the Moniya area of Akinyele Local Government Ibadan, in Oyo State.

The tanker which was conveying petroleum product known as Automotive Gas Oil, AGO (diesel) lost control while descending the popular slope beside a filling station at Moniya.

It was gathered that a call was put across to the State Fire Service which promptly responded and arrived at the scene within thirty (30) minutes after the fire started.

Many eyewitnesses confirmed to newsmen that the inferno started when the tanker skidded off the road and lost control.

An eyewitness simply identified as Mr. Tunde Adedayo said, “there was a loud blast which was followed immediately by a huge ball of fire with a thick cloud of smoke. It consumed everything in its way as people started running up and down. There was confusion everywhere and people were crying for help. No one could move near the fire, everybody was scrambling for safety”, he revealed.

The Chief Fire Officer, of the Oyo State Fire Service, Adewuyi Moshood, said his men arrived at the scene in good time considering the distance they needed to cover to get to the spot.

“The fire started when a fully laden tanker conveying diesel lost control while descending the slope beside a filling station at Moniya. There was brake failure and the vehicle crushed a vehicle going to Ogbomoso. One passenger, who was trapped in the vehicle got burnt. Another life was lost soon after but we are yet to determine the total number of casualties.”

Several shops, cars, motorcycles, excavator including the motor park close to Akinyele Local Government Area headquarters were reportedly destroyed and two persons lost their lives and other sustained various degrees of injuries in the inferno which lasted for almost an hour.