At least five persons were yesterday night reportedly injured in a fire outbreak at a filling station in Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo state.
The incident which happened at about 9.30 p.m was said to have been caused by a petroleum tanker which caught fire shortly after discharging Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol.
The filling station located at the Roundabout area of the town was
completely razed by the fire, while three residential buildings located close to it were also razed down.....
The driver of the tanker simply identified as Solomon was reportedly burnt beyond recognition,while a Toyota car was burnt into ashes.
It was however gathered that no life was lost in the fire incident.
Sources said officials of the State Fire Service failed to
attend to distress calls put across to them by residents of the area, hence the much impact of the fire incident.
It was leant that Officials of the State Fire Service complained of lack of vehicles and water when they were approached.
The victims of the inferno were said to be receiving treatment at Okitipupa Specialist Hospital.
Efforts to reach the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Wole Ogodo for comments proved abortive.
However,an Okitipupa lawyer, Segun Lemo berated the state government for not providing essential services for the people.
Lemo, a House of Assembly candidate for Okitipupa constituency 11 under the platform of All Progressives Congress(APC), said it was disturbing that with the huge allocation accruable to the state,it could not provide equipment for fire stations across the state.
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