A fresh tanker explosion occurred early this morning in Ihiala part of Anambra state.
It
was gathered that the inferno started as a result of a fallen gas
tanker in front of an army checkpoint in between Abbot boys secondary
school and Celestial church of God, in the area.
According to
reports, the army checkpoint was burnt to ashes. Some lorries packed
along the road and other properties – were also caught up in flames. .
Eyewitnesses
revealed that the fire occurred for hours as men of the state fire
service were nowhere to be found. A pregnant woman is alleged to have
died in the inferno.
It was also disclosed that the soldiers
were around during the fire incident but later left. Residents were
accusing them of being responsible for the outbreak due the
sophistication of their barricades which ‘won’t allow tankers turn in
peace’.
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