Petrol Tanker Fire Burns Scores to Death in Onitsha

No fewer than 69 persons burnt to death Sunday evening when a trailer loaded with Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol that was descending from Army barracks side of Onitsha Enugu express way lost control and rammed into the Asaba Motor Park at Upper Iweka, Onitsha and exploded.

Reports say eleven vehicles mostly commuter buses and two motorcycles inside the Asaba Park Onitsha including the 40 foot tanker laden with petrol burnt beyond repairs inside the park.

Governor Willie Obiano who immediately rushed to the scene of the accident, on hearing it, wept on seeing the number of casualties. The Governor told the relations of the victims to take heart and promised that the state will help in ensuring that the living victims are well taken care of in their respective hospitals

According to the Nigerian Red Cross Society Chairman, Prof Peter Emeka Kathy “we have sixty nine burnt to dead persons as at now, there are other 30 casualties, a casualty is a living person, a dead person is no longer a casualty, so 69 persons are dead, and they have bee evaluated to various mortuary in Onitsha, from Toronto to St Charles Boromneo Mortuaries and others in town”.

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Gory

generaliy07:
Gory

so saddening.

#BlackLivesMatter

RIP

God Have mercy

Oh My God
Same fuel that has brought us so much pain now it has even taken so much life once more...holding my tears back God knws best...

This is bad, May GOD grant them eternal peace(Amen).

This is what Jehovah says:
‘A voice is heard in Ra′mah, lamentation and bitter weeping:
Rachel is weeping over her sons.
She has refused to be comforted over her sons,
Because they are no more[i][/i].’

Jeremiah 31:15

On the 31st May, 2015, a cry was heard in Onitsha, Nneka weeping over her children because they are ........................

Willie pls kindly close all those parks operating along the express!

AAinEqGuinea:
#BlackLivesMatter

God save us.

laimartins7:
RIP

amen.

agarawu23:
God Have mercy

amen.

orobs93:
Oh My God
Same fuel that has brought us so much pain now it has even taken so much life once more...holding my tears back God knws best...

very painful

sameer1212:
This is bad, May GOD grant them eternal peace(Amen).

amen.

gleaf:
Willie pls kindly close all those parks operating along the express!

u are right

Does he need to weep? No! A lil bit of proactive leadership would have saved this unfortunate 69 lives. Just remove EVERY type of park in and around that upper iweka vicinity and ban trailers carrying containers or oil related products from entering Anambra before 9 o'clock in the evening and to stop at 6 am! Then commence a vigourous stop , search and check on the road worthiness of these vehicles, the alcohol levels of the drivers and lorry particulars! Run these measures for a year and come back to us with a result that will make everybody smile rather than weeping helplessly when the authority to do something and stop the mess is with you.

owobokiri:
Does he need to weep? No! A lil bit of proactive leadership would have saved this unfortunate 69 lives. Just remove EVERY type of park in and around that upper iweka vicinity and ban trailers carrying containers or oil related products from entering Anambra before 9 o'clock in the evening and to stop at 6 am! Then commence a vigourous stop , search and check on the road worthiness of these vehicles, the alcohol levels of the drivers and lorry particulars! Run these measures for a year and come back to us with a result that will make everybody smile rather than weeping helplessly when the authority to do something and stop the mess is with you.

you're heartless

Naaah, you re just an emotional wreck. .

iamrealdeji:
you're heartless

it's high time Nigeria employs the use of pipelines and flows stations to convey petroleum products. the use of tankers are out dated and dangerous

madu 69 odikwa agwu

So sad,just when we think we are getting things right in Anambra,this tragedy occured.....may their souls rest in peace and may God console their families.
This calls for proactive measures by the state government,this is the time to work out a solution.

they are dead but their manhood lives...

iamrealdeji:
you're heartless

How is he heartless?

Na weeping go prevent a recurrence?

lofty900:
it's high time Nigeria employs the use of pipelines and flows stations to convey petroleum products. the use of tankers are out dated and dangerous

You're on point.

How many countries transport petrol in tankers within crowded cities.

Everybody suffers from bad government.

Activa:


How is he heartless?

Na weeping go prevent a recurrence?

who told you that weeping is the only thing he'll do? Does weeping stop him from do what he's supposed to do? Or does weeping last more than a minute? Don't weep if your mom dies,just proceed to buying coffin and trying to bury her to show how much you her death has no effect on you,a governor is like the father of his people,if the tears come out from his eyes for losing so many people,is he at fault again?

may this never happen again!

Activa:


How is he heartless?

Na weeping go prevent a recurrence?

who told you that weeping is the only thing he'll do? Does weeping stop him from do what he's supposed to do? Or does weeping last more than a minute? Don't weep if your mom dies,just proceed to buying coffin and trying to bury her to show how much you her death has no effect on you,a governor is like the father of his people,if the tears come out from his eyes for losing so many people,is he at fault again?

owobokiri:
Naaah, you re just an emotional wreck. .

who told you that weeping is the only thing he'll do? Does weeping stop him from do what he's supposed to do? Or does weeping last more than a minute? Don't weep if your mom dies,just proceed to buying coffin and trying to bury her to show how much you her death has no effect on you,a governor is like the father of his people,if the tears come out from his eyes for losing so many people,is he at fault again?

God!!!