Many people have been feared dead in a tanker explosion in Rivers State.
The victims were feared killed following the explosion of a tanker loaded with fuel at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in the State
According to reports a tanker laden with petroleum products exploded around 9:45pm and affected other vehicles in a traffic queue.
The incident happened adjacent to the Indorama Petrochemical Company located along the Akpojo-Onne axis of the East-West Road, as road leading to some critical national assets.
A source who later spoke to journalists said We heard two very loud sounds some minutes ago, and people were shouting. A tanker explodes and went up in flames
“The sound came from the Petro-Chemical company area. So when I came out, I saw a thick smoke with fire from a distance.”
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