Lagos men fall into diesel reservoir, die

Two men accidentally fell into a diesel reservoir in the Oregun area of Lagos State on Saturday.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this in a statement, said the incident happened along the Ikosi-Oregun Road in Lagos.

“Following distress calls received on the 767 and 112 emergency toll-free lines at 10.37am, LASEMA activated its response team from the Command and Control Centre, Alausa, Ikeja.

“Upon arrival at the scene by 10.47 a.m., it was discovered that two adult males had fallen into a diesel reservoir at the above-mentioned location.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that one of the men accidentally fell into the diesel reservoir while working.

“The second adult male, in an attempt to rescue the first, also fell into the reservoir,” he said.