A diesel tanker, on Monday morning, went up in flames at the Ojota inward interchange.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), confirmed this incidence via X (formerly Twitter), adding that its personnel had been deployed to the scene.

At the time of this report, the cause of the explosion as well as the level of casualty remains unknown.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service also confirmed the incident, adding that the flames had been brought under control.

“Situation in Ojota is under control as the peddler truck conveying Diesel inward Ketu that went on flame has been extinguished,” the post on X read.

Watch video below:

[8:50AM] #IkoroduRd#Ojota
#FireIncident
There's a burning Tanker at Ojota inward interchange.@LagosRescue and LASTMA officials are all at the scene to do the needful.
Patience required from road users.#FollowLASTMA@followlasg@Sola_Giwa@TrafficChiefNG@Gidi_Traffic pic.twitter.com/hvWTRLk5B6

— LASTMA (@followlastma) December 4, 2023