Kazeem Ugbodaga
Five people were on Monday evening burnt to death as a commercial bus, popularly known as ‘danfo’ caught fire in Surulere area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
PM News gathered that the tragedy occurred around 6:44pm at Barracks area of Surulere.
Those who died included three women, a child and a man.
Five other persons who sustained burns were rushed to the hospital for urgent treatment.
General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Adesina Tiamiyu said the accident was reported to the agency around 6:44pm, saying that the danfo bus caught fight while descending the bridge, inward Barracks.
He said officials of the Lagos State Fire Services worked with LASEMA in putting out the fire and rescuing some people.
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