Nigeria, Jan. 19 -- The Lagos State Government has warned residents to stay away from accident scenes following reports of fuel scooping from a fallen tanker at the Tincan-Liverpool Bridge area of Apapa.

The warning followed the overturning of a diesel tanker on the bridge, inward Mile 2, early on Monday, leading to fuel spillage and severe traffic disruption along the busy corridor.

In an urgent situation report, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that the tanker was leaking diesel and that emergency responders had been immediately deployed.

The statement on Monday by the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said all relevant agencies had been activated.

"Our attention has been brought t...