A tanker sporting petroleum product spilled its contents next involving in an hit within the Adeeke department of Iwo, Osun Situation on Sunday.
The tanker, coming from Ibadan-end alongside Iwo/Ibadan Street, used to be mentioned to be warding off a business motorcyclist that unexpectedly veered against its trail, making the motive force to momentarily lose keep watch over of the car, and spray its contents.
A resident of the Adeeke department, known merely as Rasaq, mentioned police operatives, Hearth Carrier males and team of workers of the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps, drafted to the scene next the incident, in an instant cordoned off the department.
“All of us ran away next ocular petrol at the street next the incident. However a couple of mins next, police, NSCDC operatives and Osun Situation Hearth Carrier males came visiting.
“They cordoned off the scene where the tanker spilled petrol to prevent fire outbreak,” Rasaq mentioned.
When contacted, Osun NSCDC spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke, who mentioned the status used to be below keep watch over, additional defined, “As of late an Osogbo-bound petrol-laden tanker fell off the street generation making an attempt to steer clear of crushing an okada rider together with his passengers, who had fallen in its observe.
“Although there was no fatality, but the tanker spilled its content on the road necessitating the area to be cordoned off by the operatives of NSCDC, Iwo Area Command & Iwo Division. The situation is relatively under control.”
Additionally commenting at the incident, the spokesperson for Osun Situation Hearth Carrier, Ibrahim Adekunle, mentioned well timed intervention put the status below take a look at.
“Officers and Men from Iwo Zonal Command and Fire Service Headquarters, Osogbo are currently at scene controlling the situation,” Adekunle mentioned.