Gridlock as truck catches fire on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

A trailer loaded with cargo caught occurrence aboriginal Thursday astatine the Berger New Garage country on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, sparking terrible postulation congestion connected the inward-Lagos lane.

The trailer’s container, whose contents were inactive chartless astatine the clip of reporting, ignited astatine astir 5:50 a.m.

Emergency teams from the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service promptly arrived to power the blaze.

In an authoritative statement, LASTMA noted that the resulting postulation jam stretched beyond the Opic junction.

“A loaded containerised trailer caught occurrence astatine Berger New Garage, inward Secretariat.

“Our officers are connected the crushed managing traffic, and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue squad is addressing the fire. The backlog extends past Opic turning,” the bureau said.

In a related incident, DAILY POST reported that a vas undergoing repairs astatine the Kirikiri Canal successful Apapa caught occurrence connected Wednesday, causing panic among adjacent workers and residents and leaving 1 idiosyncratic earnestly injured.

Eyewitnesses said the blaze started erstwhile sparks from welding operations ignited flammable materials connected board, producing heavy plumes of fume that filled the area.

Similarly, passengers aboard a Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, conveyance escaped decease connected Tuesday aft the autobus was engulfed by occurrence portion successful question connected the Mile 12 B...