BEVERLY HILLS, December 18, (THEWILL) –Â A tanker, fully loaded with petroleum product, Friday, exploded in the Iyaganku area of Ibadan, setting shops and a car on fire.
The tanker, while trying to manoeuvre the area, fell into a ditch and leaked its content inside a nearby river.
The tanker exploded and spread fire to some furniture shops, auto shops and some buildings in the area.
The situation led to serious traffic gridlock in the area with men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) working hard to ease the gridlock.
The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mrs Uche Chukwurah, said a furniture shop, other shops and a car got burnt in the incident but said no life was lost.
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