It was a horrible experience at Apata junction (opposite Oando filling station) along Ibadan/Abeokuta road, as a heavily loaded tanker strayed into a building.
It was gathered that the tanker, which was coming from the NNPC area, had a break failure and rammed into some shops.
According to a source, who craved anonymity, the tanker instantly caught fire.
As at the time of filing this report, details about the casualty remained sketchy.
The inferno was said to have razed other properties within the scene of the incident.
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Personnel of the Oyo State fire service arrived the scene for a rescue mission few minutes after the outbreak started.
While confirming the incident, the Oyo Police spokesman Adewale Osifeso, maintained that the Division Police Officer (DPO) in the area has deployed officers to the scene to prevent miscreants from taking undue of advantage of the situation.
He, however, said further update would be provided.
