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11 Oct 2023
Emergency responders, including operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), yesterday, prevented another petroleum fire explosion on top of Stadium Bridge inward Barracks/Ojuelegba on Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos.
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