Fire Razes Filling Station In Onitsha
A fire outbreak on Sunday evening completely razed a fuel station near Boromeo Roundabout in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra. A resident who was present at the scene of the incident stated that a petrol-laden tanker exploded and burst into flames while waiting to have the fuel discharged.
According to the eyewitness, the heavy traffic on Awka Road in the city delayed the arrival of firefighters who later battled to put an end to the raging inferno. DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Anambra Police Command Spokesman confirmed the incident.
He said that police personnel attached to the Inland Town Divisional Headquarters, Onitsha, had gotten to the scene and cordoned it off to prevent hoodlums from taking advantage of the incident to loot.
Ikenga added that preliminary investigation showed that the truck caught fire inside the petrol station while awaiting to have its content offloaded. He further said the cause of the explosion, extent of damage and number of casualties is yet to be known.
