No fewer than 10 people were roasted as a tanker laden with petrol went up in flames yesterday 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 beyond recognition as rescue workers were seen picking bones of parts of human beings into body bag.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/10-burnt-death-lagos-tanker-fire/

Heard it on the radio and watched d news report on tv... So sad... R.I.P

So sorry, RIP to the dead.

Saw it on channels news.

Roasted? Reckless attempt at humor.

oh RIP!

May there soul RIP

Help US Oh! LORD...

Lagos, Nigeria , how many times will this occur? We do not learn from mistakes, we kill our own skin in this country. What a country, I just dey weak as I hear/read this news. To the dead, RIP!

D way death comes @ times ehn,so bad...wat has happened to sleep and not wake up
R.I.P to d ten of em!

sad

it'z a bad sign to start with in d new year...... nyweiz RIP 2 d dead

ha OMG!!!watdafuuck happened

omg
It is too early in the year to hear such horrible news.

RIP to those that lost their lives.

so sad. i also watched on etv africa. rip to d dead and quick recovery to d injured

Op
Roasted is the only word that can be used abi

Jesu! Roasted isnt a nice word to use for pple that most definitely went through alot of pain before they died...

Na wa oh! There has to be a better way to transport petroleum products. It's just to hazardous to have all these tankers on our roads.

Chei...... Not agn
God pls save us from the Cold hands of untimely death in this 2014
In Jesus Name... Amen

r.i.p to the dead......

Just maybe the accident or should I say calamity that befalls the masses would have reduced if there is alternative to road being rail. The tension on our roads is just too much, the reason why there is accident at all times. I think rail construction is long overdue. The Government should look in this direction and safe us from this untold tragedies.
RIP to the dead and may God gives the families of the deceased the fortitude to bear the loss.

RIPP

So Saddnin,bt i think the title used on fp is too harsh "roasted"

Roasted or burnt? Re they bush meats? Silly op
Rip

RIP to d dead
quick recovery to the injured

Roasted ke? What happened to a more appropriate and sensitive term?

RIP.

Too early for sad news..R.I.P 2 d dead...

r.i.p to them. I Guess of will b dat sum of dem wuld b transfer 2 R.I.P.D

Brand_new: Na wa oh! There has to be a better way to transport petroleum products. It's just to hazardous to have all these tankers on our roads.

I thought those old trains used to transport petroleum products.... I believe transporting fuel on the road should be totally BANNED!!!!

RIP to the dead shaa....

can u imagine i post this in the right section yesterday a it never made the front page an someone else just post this in the wrong page ...business section it made the front page...nairaland

https://www.nairaland.com/1585294/oil-tanker-spillage-expoldes-burns

So painful. RIP to the lost souls. May the lives of we and our families not be cut short this 2014 in Jesus name, Amen.

Sad Development..

Loaded tanker is involved in an accident and fuel spills out. Fuel flows towards a suya sellers fire, ignites and BOOM!!!! Men Down!

@Suya junction kwa? Chai!!!!!

RIP TO THE DECEASED

Omg...this is new year now Mr.death

RIP to the dead