Gateway Games: Tanker explosion no cause for alarm, says Ogun govt
The Ogun government has assured athletes participating in the ongoing National Sports Festival of their safety following Tuesday’s explosion of a diesel tanker at Alake Sports Complex, Abeokuta.
A spokesman for the government, Kayode Akinmade, said in a statement on Tuesday that the incident had been perfectly handled.
“The fire was immediately put out to prevent any damage, as the complex involved is one of the venues for the sports festival,” Mr Akinmade said.
He commended the promptness and proactiveness of the state fire service and the vigilance of officials at the complex.
“The fire incident that involved a diesel tanker close to one of our facilities for the National Sports Festival this afternoon was very unfortunate. We thank God that the fire was immediately put out to avert casualties.
“To this end, we want to assure all our athletes and the people of the state of safety and that there is no cause for alarm as the situation is under absolute control,” he said.
(NAN)
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