- The incident reportedly happened on Monday evening while petrol was being offloaded from a tanker.
A newly built BOVAS petroleum station has been ravaged by fire in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
The incident reportedly happened on Monday evening while petrol was being offloaded from a tanker.
General Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka confirmed the development but did not provide further details about the incident.
On Saturday, an inferno broke out at a filling Station in Akwa Ibom State after fire gutted a petrol tanker.
The incident happened in Itam, near the Uyo metropolis of Akwa Ibom State.
The Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Police Command, ASP Timfon John, confirmed the incident in a statement.
He disclosed no life was lost in the incident, adding that an investigation to unravel the cause of the incident has begun.
“We received information about a fire outbreak in Itam, and officers were immediately dispatched, there was no casualty and the investigation is still ongoing”, ASP John said.
It is gathered that the fuel station caught fire when a truckload of Premium Motor Spirit reportedly supplying fuel to the station went up in flames.
A thick smoke billowing from the fire soon attracted a large crowd of people who stood helplessly by, while Fire Service personnel battled to put out the fire.