A devastating fire incident on Tuesday completely burnt down the RSK Adebowale Multipurpose Filling station, a petrol tanker and a motorcycle at Ofiki area, Saki in Oyo State.
The Chairman of the state Fire Services Agency, Mr. Moroof Akinwande confirmed the incident in a statement made on Wednesday in Ibadan.
Akinwande said that the agency received a distress call about the fire incident through a telephone call from one Alhaji Mufutau Badmus, the Saki Branch Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN).
He said that on receipt of the distress call, firemen led by Mr. Kolade Taiwo immediately mobilised to the scene of the incident.
“On arrival at the scene, it was discovered that the filling station, a DAF tanker truck loaded with 50,000 litres of petrol, one Bajaj motorcycle and three fuel dispense pumps were already engulfed in the inferno,” he said.
He commended the Ofiki Division’s personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for their presence and for providing security in the area during the exercise
He urged owners of filling stations in the state to prioritise fire safety guidelines.
