An unspecified number of people have been killed after tankers laden with petroleum products burst into flames at a section of east-west road in Eleme, Rivers state.
An unspecified number of people have been killed after tankers laden with petroleum products burst into flames on a section of the east-west road in Eleme, Rivers state.Some of the victims of the multiple explosions were said to have been trapped in their vehicles as the blasts raged.
The cause of the explosions are not clear at the time of reporting. However, eyewitnesses have pointed to “dangerous driving and negligence”.quoted Segun Owolabi, an eyewitness, as saying that one tanker collided with a vehicle before bursting into flames, leading to a domino effect. “I saw four dead bodies burnt. Some may have been in the bushes because many ran away. I saw a whole stretch of vehicles burnt down, trailers burnt down,” Owolabi said.
“There seems to be a truck carrying substances and it was as if it had collided with another vehicle that may have ignited the fire. Over 20 vehicles burnt down and several people trapped.Another eyewitness said he heard a loud explosion from a petrochemical complex in the area.“The sound came from the petrochemical company area. So when I came out I saw thick smoke with fire from a distance.
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