Tag: LASEMA
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Lagos tanker explosion kills two, razes several vehicles
A tanker driver and his motor boy have been feared killed with several vehicles gutted after a petrol tanker exploded in Lagos. The incident occurred around 1am on Saturday on Kara Bridge, outward Lagos. It was gathered the tanker went up in flames after its break failed and it rammed into a barricade. Commercial vehicles…
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Two dead, as container-laden truck falls on bus in Lagos
A tragedy occurred on Sunday, when a truck with number plates SGM 715 XA loaded with a 20-foot container fell on a commercial bus stationed at Ilasamaja beneath the bridge, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, killing two persons with others injured in the process. According to an eyewitness, the accident occurred when the bus was discharging some…
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One rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos
A three-storey building has collapsed on Cemetery Street in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. It was gathered that emergency responders, who stormed the scene of the incident, rescued a yet-to-be-identified victim trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building. The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, while reacting to…
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Three confirmed dead in Lagos building collapse as survivors recount ordeal
Three persons have been confirmed dead while nine others were rescued alive, underneath the rubbles of two buildings which collapsed Saturday in Freeman Street, at Lagos Island area of Lagos State. SGTV had earlier reported that the building collapse left one person dead while rescue operation was ongoing. The two buildings involved are a three-story…
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Lagos tanker explosion kills 4
No fewer than four persons were on Sunday, feared dead after three petroleum tankers and an articulated truck exploded on Kara Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The explosion occurred at about 1:30a.m. following collision of two tankers laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and gas on the outward Lagos lane. Apart from the two tankers, the fire…