Three men were burnt to death in an early
morning accident on Tuesday in Isolo area of Lagos after their vehicle carrying
plastic jerry cans of fuel caught fire.
The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak
Fadipe, made the disclosure while giving an update on the organisations
activities.
According to him, the vehicle, a Civilian bus,
fully loaded with plastic jerry cans containing petroleum products caught fire
at Nusurotu Alli Street, Isolo at about 5.10 a.m.
He said the three persons were caught up in
the inferno while trying to escape from the bus, stressing that one other
person, however, escaped with high degree of burn.
The director said that the survivor, now
receiving treatment at Isolo General Hospital, told fire service men that they
were coming from Imota area of Ikorodu.
SOURCE: (NAN)
