The fire has been put out by officers of the Lagos State Fire Service, but casualties remain unknown. A fuel tanker has exploded on Ahmadu Bello way, Victoria Island, Lagos State on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, just one month after a similar explosion led to the death of 12 people.According to preliminary reports, there was a fire outbreak after a diesel tanker exploded near the generator of the Ecobank headquarters in the area.The fire has reportedly been put out by officers of the Lagos State Fire Service, but casualties remain unknown. While responding to the incident on its Twitter account, Ecobank disclosed that there were no casualties in the incident.”Thankfully there were no casualties. It was a diesel tanker burning in the Generator area of our head office. Thank you for your concern,” the bank said. Details later.
