Kareem Abdulrahman
IBADAN – At least two persons have been confirmed dead in a fire incident that occurred early Tuesday at a Total Petrol Station in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Ibadan, an official said.
The incident happened at the Orita Challenge outlet of Total Petrol Station in the Oyo State’s capital.
The General Manager, Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Yemi Akinyinka confirmed that a tanker driver and his ‘motor boy’ lost their lives.
Akinyinka said the agency immediately deployed its men to the scene on receiving information about the fire at 5.15 a.m.
“We got information about the fire incident at 5.15 a.m. and deployed our men immediately.
“The driver and motor boy were burnt to death,” he said.
The general manager, however, noted that the fire had been controlled, and more details about the incident would later be provided.
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