Two persons were burnt beyond recognition at Odumodu Umunya on the Onitsha-Asaba expressway in Anambra State when a tanker caught fire.
According to a witness, the tanker, loaded with gas, had tyre burst which resulted in a collision with a bus which resulted in a fire.
Confirming the incident, the Director of Anambra State Fire Service, Dr Martin Agbili, said two people were burnt to death.
He said, “We received a distress call at about 0840hours 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 the scene to extinguish the fire.
“According to the witnesses and what we can confirm, two people were burnt to death. By the grace of God, the fire was extinguished and no other casualties were recorded during the firefighting.’’
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