Tanker Explosion: Two burnt to death in Anambra
Two persons were reported to have been burnt beyond identification at Odumodu Umunya, along Onitsha – Expressway in Anambra state.
According to an eyewitness, this happened after the tyre of a tanker which was loaded with gas burst.
The tanker thereafter collided with a shuttle bus.
The collision resulted to a fire explosion at Odumodu Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state.
The director of Anambra State Fire Service, Dr Martin Agbili confirmed that two persons were burnt to death.
“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.
“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 said.
