One tanker and other improvised stores were burned in the late-night Saturday fire that shook the Obasanjo Trailer Park in Ogere along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.
Newsmen learned that the fire began at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday.
Before destroying the truck that was being repaired in the park, the fire was reported to have started in one of the shops.
An eyewitness who identified simply as Musa told our correspondent that it was the combined efforts of occupants of the park that brought the fire under control.
He said, “The fire started about 11 pm when we were already sleeping. I just heard a loud blast and before we realised what was happening, there was a fire outbreak.
“People around used buckets to fetch water from the gutter to quench the fire because there were no firefighters nearby.”
