Scores Feared Dead, Vehicles, Motorcycles Burnt As Tanker Explodes In Petrol Station
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of peoples, were reported burnt to death to death at Saburi, Dei-Dei in Abuja Municipal Area Council AMAC of the Federal Capital Territory FCT on Thursday morning as a fuel tanker discharging its products exploded midway and went up in flames.
Vehicles and motorcycles popularly known as okada were equally burnt reported burnt in the flame.
The sound of the explosion at the Orange filling Station according to an eye witness sent shockwaves among staff, motorists and residents who immediately scampered to safety.
Vanguard gathered the 45,000-litre tanker was discharging its products at about 7:30am when after offloading one and half of the three compartments, it suddenly burst in flames.
However, firefighters from the Dei-Dei Fire Station of the Federal Fire Service, alongside personnel of the FCT Fire Service were immediately mobilized to the scene and were able to halt the fire from spreading, and consequently put it out after some hours.
Vanguard
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Posted by News Rangers
on Jan 27 2023. Filed under National.
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