Anambra: Two Confirmed Dead After Tanker Explosion

Anambra: Two Confirmed Dead After Tanker Explosion

by Victor Ndubuisi
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Dr. Martin Agbili, the Director of the Anambra State Fire Service, stated that two people were burned beyond recognition after a fuel truck burst on Tuesday morning.

The incident happened at Odumodu Junction, which is located along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in the state’s Umunya district.

According to an eyewitness, the tanker driver lost control and the vehicle crashed into the gutter, causing an explosion. According to another eyewitness, the tragedy happened when the tanker’s diesel-laden tyre deflated, causing a collision with a minibus.

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Dr. Agbili corroborated one of the eyewitnesses’ accounts, saying, “We received a distress call at about 0840hours (8:40 am) on Tuesday 24th May 2022 that a tanker loaded with gas had a burst tyre which resulted in a collision with a shuttle bus that caused the fire explosion at Odumodu Umunya.

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“We immediately deployed our firemen to move down to the fire incident scene to extinguish the fire. According to the eyewitnesses and what we could confirm, two people were burnt to death.”

“The fire was completely extinguished and no other casualties were recorded during the fire fighting. We left the fire incident scene at about 1130 hours (11:30 am),” he added.

 

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