Ebonyi fire fighters rescue fuel tanker, station from inferno – Official

<p>The Ebonyi Fire Service Commission said that it successfully rescued a tanker that was dispensing Premium Motor Spirit at SunPet Filling Station from being consumed by fire on Friday.</p>, <p>The Director of the commission, Mr Raphael Ibiam, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki.</p>, <p>Ibiam said that the tanker caught fire from the heat emitted by a generating set used for dispensing the product.</p>, <p>He said that the fire was quickly averted by his team of firefighters.</p>, <p>He said the team arrived at the station, located at Ishieke Junction on the Abakaliki-Enugu highway, and acted promptly to prevent further escalation of the fire to the station.</p>, <p>Ibiam also said that an official of the station was partially wounded and is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed health facility.</p>, <p>He further said that the fire burnt the generator, tyres of the truck and the hose used for offloading of products.</p>, <p>“The incident happened around 10:38am from the generator to the tyres but we were able to manage the fire.</p>, <p>“The driver of the truck quickly drove out from the station to avoid escalation,” Ibiam said.</p>, <p>He called on the public to adhere to precautionary measures to prevent fire outbreaks.</p>, <p>He also admonished the residents, traders, petrol service stations, among others, to keep a fire extinguisher to control fire outbreaks.</p>