Fire Engulfs Filling Station, Vehicles, Properties Destroyed In Lagos [Photos/Video]

A Mobil filling station near Airport Hotel, Ikeja, on Obafemi Awolowo Way, Lagos State, was, on Thursday, gutted by fire.

Naija News understands that the incident occurred around 11 a.m. on Thursday during a busy period of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) sales.

It was gathered that more than two vehicles were consumed by the ensuing fire.

Security operatives have arrived at the scene to divert both humans and vehicles away from the axis.

The fire service operatives have also arrived at the scene.

Reacting in a post on its C handle, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service stated that its crew found a gas truck discharging its content into an above-ground storage tank when it ignited.

The fire service stated that the raging inferno engulfed “eight vehicles, including the tanker itself, and affected parts of the uppermost floor of a nearby two-storey building.”

The agency said that the numbers of the victims could not be ascertained, adding that the injured victims had been taken to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja for treatment.