A fuel tanker has reportedly caught fire inside the Optimal fueling station in Ondo State.
The tanker caught fire while dispatching fuel, leading to the burning of the whole station.
An eyewitness, Emmanuel Solomon, told newsmen that it was the pressure that exploded and fire erupted.
Residents around the area panicked and started packing out their belongings.
But the prompt arrival of men of the Federal Fire Service and Ondo State Fire Service helped put out the fire.
It was gathered the owner just purchased the tanker, which was on its first trip to discharge petrol.