No fewer than 10 people were roasted as a tanker laden with petrol went up in flames Tuesday night at Berger Suya junction, Apapa, Lagos.
Also, several buildings, eight vehicles, and over 200 locked-up shops including a commercial bank in the area were razed.
The fire which started at about 10:30pm on Tuesday and raged till 3:00am yesterday was said to have been caused by a tanker laden with 33,000 liters of petrol which lost control as it was about to negotiate a sharp bend and exploded close to Suya spots in the area.
Several passengers in two commercial buses, by-standers, two Hausa suya vendors including the driver of the truck and the conductor were burnt beyound recognition as rescue workers were seen picking bones of parts of human beings into body bag.
Officials of the Lagos State government said only five bodies were picked from the scene, eyewitnesses insisted that at least 12 bodies were counted before the arrival of government officials.
Hoodlums also reportedly took advantage of the confusion created by the incident to loot money and office items, including computers from the affected bank.