Fire on Saturday morning gutted a tanker loaded with 46 , 000 litres of petrol at the Secretariat Bus Stop in the Alausa area of Lagos State .
It was gathered that the incident happened around 1 am and the head of the truck was badly burnt by the fire .
But tragedy was averted when first responders drafted to the scene put out the fire before any probable explosion of the liquid content .
No life was lost and no injury recorded, said Lagos State Emergency Management Agency spokesperson , Nosa Okunbor , in a statement .
Explaining how the operation was conducted , Okunbor said , “ While the fire in the engine compartment was being attacked, the tanker portion was being blanketed simultaneously to keep the temperature of the content stable and safe . ”
He added , “ The fire was put out successfully by the combined efforts of the LASEMA Response Team, as well , as men of the Lagos State Fire Services .
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