Explosion: Again, Six Tankers, Five Trucks Burnt On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

No fewer than 13 vehicles have been destroyed in a fuel tanker explosion around a trailer park at Ogere, Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The burnt vehicles include six tankers, five trucks, and two cars.

According to eyewitnesses, the explosion occurred at about 6:20am on Tuesday impeding traffic outward Lagos State

Update gathered by Channels Television has it that fire Fighters and road safety officials are at the scene battling the fire.

Meanwhile, officials told source that the casualty figure cannot be ascertained at the time of filing this report.

The officials say as they tried to remove the burnt vehicles and open up a detour for other vehicles, the fire ignited again prompting firefighters to resume extinguishing the fire.

Meanwhile, efforts are still being made to evacuate the vehicles as well ascertain the casualties in the inferno.