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Two Burnt to Death at Oyo Petrol Station

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Two people have d!ed in a tanker fire that occurred at a filling station in the Orita Challenge area of Ibadan, Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, last night.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Yemi Akinyinka, stated that a petrol tanker driver and his motor boy lost their lives in the fire.

Akinyinka said the fire service immediately deployed its personnel to the scene after receiving information about the fire at 5:15 a.m.

“We got information about the GABSTAB Mega Petrol Station, Orita Challenge, fire incident at 5:15 am and deployed our men immediately. The driver and motor boy were burnt to death.”

Two Burnt to Death at Oyo Petrol Station

He stated that preliminary investigations indicated that the tanker driver lost control due to brake failure, causing the tanker to spill its contents and catch fire in the process.

Akinyinka added that the timely intervention of the Oyo State Fire Service and other private fire services helped extinguish the fire before it escalated into a full-blown disaster in the residential area.

The Fire Service chief noted that the driver and the motor boy were not as fortunate, as they were burnt to de@th, with their remains handed over to officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at the scene.

He stated that the fire had been controlled and that more details about the incident would be provided later.

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