By Bose Adelaja
CITIZENS COMPASS –An officer with the Lagos State Elementary Management Agency (LASEMA), got trapped in an underground tank on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, while rescuing a petrol attendant at Conoil Petrol Station, Capitol Road in the Agege area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the petrol attendant while attempting to check the level of fuel in the tank, fell into the underground petrol tank of the filling station.
During search and rescue, the firefighter was said to have slipped and fallen into the underground tank while attempting to rescue the Petrol attendant.
However, LASEMA has successfully rescued the duo.
The incident occurred at about 5 p.m.
LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed at about 11o.m in a statement.
He said, “In response to distress calls via the 767/112 Toll-Free numbers about a trapped petrol attendant in an underground petrol tank of the above-mentioned filling station, the Agency’s Response Team from Alausa arrived at the incident scene at 1701 hours.
“Upon arrival of the agency response team to the incident scene, it was discovered that one of the workers in the aforementioned filling station while attempting to check the level of fuel in their tank, fell into the underground petrol tank of the filling station.
“With the quick intervention of the emergency responders, the petrol attendant was rescued from the underground tank, however, while rescuing the victim, the Lagos State Fire Service Search and Rescue Officer that rescued him slipped, and in turn also fell into the underground petrol tank.
“The Search and Rescue Officer who fell into the underground tank was also successfully rescued. No mortality was recorded in the incident.
“LASAMBUS officials are currently attending to the victims to stabilize them before being moved to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH.
“In Attendance were LASEMA Response Team, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Ambulance Services, LASAMBUS, and the Nigeria Police Force.”
He said there was no casualty and the response team had headed back to their base.
