A petrol tanker suddenly burst into flames while in transit along the Lagos-Benin expressway.

Luckily, the petrol tanker was not conveying a significant amount of fuel.

The incident, which occurred last Saturday evening at the Ofosu axis of the expressway, left several road-side shops completely burnt down.

It took the spirited intervention of people around the scene of the incident to minimize the spread of the inferno.

According to an eye-witness account, no life was lost.

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