By our reporter/ A tanker laden with substance suspected to be Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) exploded in Anambra State on Friday morning.
According to various reports, the incident occurred at the Upper Iweka junction of Onitsha the state’s commercial hub.
Major Eze, the south east zonal coordinator of the national emergency management agency (NEMA), who confirmed the incident, explained that the tanker fell on the road, after which it exploded as a result of the fire from a woman frying Akara on the roadside.
The affected tanker fell along a deplorable road section of the busy Onitsha-Owerri Road – not too far from the popular Relief Market at Onitsha in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state.
The fire is said to have spread to several shops and residential buildings very close to the scene of the accident, as firefighters from Anambra and neighbouring Delta State battle the inferno.
The number of casualties from the explosion could not be confirmed.
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