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Sad Day in Rivers State – 95 Die in Explosion While Scooping Fuel from Petrol Tanker
The Federal Road Safety Commission says it has so far recovered 95 burnt bodies from the Okobe tanker crash scene in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State.
“The fire is still raging hence the exact number of victims not yet ascertained,” Mr. Olagunju had said. “Casualty figures definitely high as many were dead.”
About 20 injured persons were immediately taken to hospitals as the FRSC, the police, fire service and personnel of the Joint Task Force raced to the scene for rescue operation.
What a sad news. People dying while scooping fuel from a petrol tanker.
What are your thoughts on this incident?
News Source: Premium Times