TRAGEDY, AS FIRE OUTBREAK STRUCK LAGOS

Photo credit : TEMIDAYO J. ONABOLU

There was  fire outbreak at Ascon filling station in lekki phase 1, today 26th march 2015. Efforts were made by the Lagos state fire service to quench the fire. Ascon wrote through it's  twiter account that no life was lost in the incidences and also wrote that both their building and reservoirs(where the Ascon filling station store it's fuel) were intact.

 Below is the filling station facebook report on the fire incidence

"The fire incident at ASCON OIL filling station at Lekki Phase 1 this afternoon has been contained. Contrary to earlier speculations, the main building and the reservoirs are unaffected.
The incident emanated from a discharge at the point of offloading product from a tanker, engulfing two tankers and some vehicles parked by the road side. It was an accident compounded by the current fuel scarcity in the country with ASCON OIL being one of the few stations with a reliable steady supply even in times of scarcity. No life was lost to the incident, the pumps are intact and emergency fire service officers were already on site containing the flames as at the time of this report.
ASCON OIL wishes to reaffirm its commitment to serving its customers even in the face of accidents of this nature for which a company of its pedigree is always prepared. Residents and passers-by showed solidarity with the company as they contributed in no small way
to contain the flames".

firemen arival at the sence

     Meanwhile,it was reported that fire also gut some part of Oyingbo market(Ebute meta axis) in Lagos state.
   

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