Lagos Fire Service begins probe into Apapa tank farm inferno

Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has commenced an probe into the occurrence outbreak that occurred astatine the Bono Energy Terminal successful the Coconut country of Apapa, Lagos.

The agency’s spokesperson, Shakiru Amodu, had earlier confirmed the incidental successful a little connection issued on Friday.

Providing further details, the Controller General of the LSFRS, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed that the blaze was successfully brought nether power astatine astir 2 p.m.

According to her, the occurrence progressive a five-million-litre Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, retention vessel that erupted successful flames astir noon.

Adeseye explained that exigency responders were instantly mobilised to the country pursuing the distress alert, adding that the coordinated cognition prevented the incidental from escalating and nary casualty was recorded.

“The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service successfully contained and extinguished a occurrence outbreak involving a retention vessel astatine the Bono Energy Terminal situated wrong the Ibru Jetty Complex on the Apapa–Oworonshoki Expressway adjacent Coconut Bus Stop, Olodi Apapa,” she said.

She added that the exigency was reported astatine astir 12:04 p.m. on Friday, July 3, 2026, aft which firefighters from the Ajegunle, Sari Iganmu and Isol...