A fuel tanker has burst into fire at mile 2, Otto wharf, Lagos State.

Thelagostimes gathered that the incidence occurred on Tuesday evening.

According to a statement from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the agency activated its response plan to distress calls at the above location.

“Upon arrival at the scene by the agency response team, a fire outbreak from a fuel tanker and drums was encountered”, the agency said.

It added that emergency responders “are currently battling the inferno to contain it.”

“Operation is still ongoing.

“Members of the public are to refrain from nearing any naked flame while motorists are to avoid the area”, LASEMA Spokesperson, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said in the statement.