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Saturday, November 19, 2022
A number of homes, together with a worship centre, have been on Thursday night gutted by hearth at Owan group in Ovia South West LGA close to Benin in Edo.
Witnesses stated that the incident was brought on by a petroleum laden tanker which fell, spilled its content material and burst into flames alongside the Benin-Akure axis of the group.
A witness, Mathew Fapohunda, stated in an interview that “the incident occurred between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
“A tanker carrying petroleum product from Benin heading in the direction of Akure fell right into a gutter and burst into flames.
“We didn’t have the chance to confirm the content material of the truck as individuals ran for his or her lives.
“We have been helpless however we rapidly contacted the Okomu oil palm firm which despatched their hearth fighter truck.
“Although they put out the fireplace however not earlier than a number of homes, retailers and a church alongside the street have been utterly razed by the fireplace, consuming all the things inside them value tens of millions of naira.
Mr Fapohunda, who is without doubt one of the group leaders in Owan, nonetheless, stated no human casualty was recorded within the incident.
Contacted, FRSC sector commander in Edo, Henry Benamaisia, stated the command is but to be briefed on the incident.
(NAN)
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