Panic erupted at the Lagos tank farm cluster in
Ibafon, Apapa, on Friday morning after a fire broke out at the Bono Tank Farm,
located within the Best Energy Tank Farm complex.
The inferno sent residents and workers in the area
fleeing for safety as emergency responders moved in to contain the blaze.
Although details of the incident at the time of this
report were still sketchy, it was gathered that the fire service departments of
both the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime
Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) moved in to curtail the spread of the
fire.
Confirming the incident, the Director of the Lagos
State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said no casualties had been
recorded as of the time of filing this report.
Adeseye said firefighters and other emergency
responders were fully deployed at the scene to contain the blaze and prevent it
from spreading to adjoining tank farms and other nearby facilities.
The spokesperson for the LSFRS, Shakiru Amodu, had
confirmed the incident in a short update earlier on Friday.
Giving an update on the incident, Margaret Adeseye,
said the fire was successfully contained at about 2 pm.
Adeseye noted that the fire involved a
5-million-litre Automotive Gas Oil storage tank which went up in flames at
about 12 pm.
She noted that following the emergency report,
emergency responders were deployed to the scene and the fire was successfully
contained without any casualties.
She stated, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service
has successfully extinguished a fire involving a storage tank at the Bono
Energy Terminal, located within the Ibru Jetty Complex along the
Apapa–Oworonshoki Expressway, by Coconut Bus Stop, Olodi Apapa, Lagos.
“The emergency was reported at 12:04 p.m. on Friday,
July 3, 2026. Firefighters from the Ajegunle, Sari Iganmu, and Isolo Fire
Stations responded immediately and arrived at the scene at 12:16 hours. The
incident involved a 5-million-litre Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) storage tank,
which was engulfed in flames.”
The LSFRS CG said the prompt intervention prevented
the fire from spreading to adjoining facilities.
She added, “Through the swift, coordinated, and
professional efforts of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, working
alongside emergency response teams from neighbouring oil and gas facilities,
the fire was successfully brought under control and completely extinguished by
13:54 hours.
“The prompt intervention prevented the fire from
spreading to adjoining tanks and critical infrastructure, thereby minimising
potential losses. No casualty was recorded.”
Adeseye added that “the cause of the fire is yet to
be determined and is currently under investigation.”
A major disaster was averted earlier on Friday after
emergency responders contained a leaking Liquefied Petroleum Gas tanker at
Owode Elede, inward Onirin, along Ikorodu Road, with no casualty recorded.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency had
disclosed that the incident happened in the early hours of the day after the
tanker developed a fault.
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