Lagos Fire Service begins probe into Apapa tank farm inferno

Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has commenced an investigation into the fire outbreak that occurred at the Bono Energy Terminal in the Coconut area of Apapa, Lagos.

The agency’s spokesperson, Shakiru Amodu, had earlier confirmed the incident in a brief statement issued on Friday.

Providing further details, the Controller General of the LSFRS, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed that the blaze was successfully brought under control at about 2 p.m.

According to her, the fire involved a five-million-litre Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, storage tank that erupted in flames around noon.

Adeseye explained that emergency responders were immediately mobilised to the scene following the distress alert, adding that the coordinated operation prevented the incident from escalating and no casualty was recorded.

“The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service successfully contained and extinguished a fire outbreak involving a storage tank at the Bono Energy Terminal situated within the Ibru Jetty Complex along the Apapa–Oworonshoki Expressway near Coconut Bus Stop, Olodi Apapa,” she said.

She added that the emergency was reported at approximately 12:04 p.m. on Friday, July 3, 2026, after which firefighters from the Ajegunle, Sari Iganmu and Isolo fire stations were deployed to the location, arriving at about 12:16 p.m.

“The incident involved a five-million-litre AGO storage tank which had been engulfed by fire,” she stated.

Adeseye noted that the swift response by firefighters, in collaboration with emergency teams from neighbouring oil and gas facilities, ensured that the fire was completely extinguished by 1:54 p.m.

She stressed that the timely intervention stopped the flames from spreading to nearby storage tanks and critical infrastructure within the facility.

“Through coordinated and professional firefighting operations, the fire was successfully curtailed, thereby preventing a larger industrial disaster and reducing the scale of potential losses. Fortunately, no casualty was recorded,” she added.

The LSFRS boss further disclosed that the exact cause of the fire had not yet been established, noting that investigations were ongoing.

The incident came hours after another emergency situation involving a leaking Liquefied Petroleum Gas tanker was successfully contained at Owode Elede inward Onirin along Ikorodu Road.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, had earlier confirmed that the gas tanker developed a mechanical fault in the early hours of Friday, prompting emergency responders to intervene and avert a possible disaster without any casualty.