Two separate petrol station fires have occurred in Nigeria this week.
The first, on Monday evening in Ibadan, Oyo State, destroyed a newly built BOVAS station while petrol was being unloaded from a tanker.
The Oyo State Fire Service confirmed the incident but offered no further details.
Separately, a fire broke out on Saturday at a filling station in Itam, near Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
This fire started in a petrol tanker delivering fuel.
While a large crowd gathered, fire crews extinguished the blaze.
According to Akwa Ibom State Police, no one was injured and an investigation is underway to determine the cause.
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