Two workers of Fatgbems Petrol Station in the Berger
area of Ojodu, a Lagos suburb, were yesterday found
dead inside an underground petrol tank at the
station.
It was learnt that the victims, Adekunle Ipaye, and
one simply identified as ‘United’ were cleaning the
tank when they got trapped inside it.
The spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency
Management Agency (LASEMA) Mr Kehinde Adebayo,
in a statement said the outcome of an investigation
conducted by the agency’s officials scene of the
incident showed that that the two victims died as
result of suffocation and gas at about 6:10 am.
He said: “The victims died of suffocation and gas
emission inside the underground tank early hours of
Friday 25th March, 2016 at about 6.10 am while
carrying out underground cleaning and renovation of
the tank of Fatgbems Petrol Station at Oando Bus-
Stop Berger. The Lagos State Fire Services and
LASEMA Emergency Response Team recovered the
bodies of the victims confirmed dead.
“ The bodies have been evacuated by the Lagos State
Environmental Health Monitoring Unit to the Lagos
Mainland Hospital Mortuary, while men of Ojodu
Police Station and the Lagos State Ambulance Service
(LASAMBUS).The General Manager LASEMA, Mr
Michael Akindele, said proper investigation would be
conducted to ascertain what led to the incident. He
however warned contractors to use right equipment
and also adhere to other safety precautions while
carrying out underground cleaning and other duties.”
The Nation
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