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Chief Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, the Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Services Ltd., has expressed his deeply felt condolences to the people and government of Anambra State over the Christmas Eve fire disaster which claimed the lives of several persons in Nnewi – his home town.

At least eight residents of the industrial town of Nnewi, in Anambra State, were reportedly burnt to death in a raging fire when a gas plant, owned by Inter Corp Oil Limited, a member of the Chikason Group, exploded, spreading death and destruction through the town.

“It is with deep shock that we received the news of the explosion and ensuring fire that rocked Chikason Gas plant in Nnewi on the 24th of December, 2015, leading to the loss of valuable lives as the people of Nnewi were already in celebratory mood over the ofala festival and 90th birthday of Igwe Kenneth Orizu 111 – Igwe Nnewi.
The tragic news and consequent loss of lives has filled our hearts with profound grief and regret. “In this time of bereft, we wish to offer our sincere commiseration to the families of those lost at this unfortunate incident. Words may not suffice to express the heartfelt sympathy that we feel for the untimely loss of your beloved ones, but please accept our deepest condolences for the immeasurable and irreparable loss.
“I was in deep shock when I heard the news of the tragic incident and I had tears in my eyes.
These people who perished are my people. It is heart-breaking,” said Chief Ubah, who is himself a prominent son of Nnewi.
He prayed to God to grant eternal peace to all the dead and to give the bereaved families the fortitude to bear the painful loss of their loved ones.

President Muhammadu Buhari, Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano, the traditional ruler of Nnewi, Igwe Kenneth Orizu and many other prominent
Nigerians have also commiserated with the people and government of Anambra State over the tragic incident and the monumental destruction – the type of which Nnewi had never experienced before in its entire history.
Eyewitnesses said the fire accident, which started about 11:00am on Thursday, was caused by an explosion which occurred when a truck attempted to discharge its contents without waiting for the mandatory cooling time while customers were refilling their cylinders at the same time.

The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed that eight persons died in the tragic incident, while six other persons were seriously injured and were rushed to hospital.

Apart from the lives lost to the inferno, many buildings and vehicles around the gas plant were equally destroyed by the fire.

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[size=16pt]is it proper or right for people to be living near gas plant?

I'm sure only the gas plant would have been insured. For the residents, what a loss!

R. I. P to the dead [/size]

In what capacity did he visit this site?

Lack of patience from the truck drivers led to the death of innocent people.
We should learn to be patient in this country. Even lagos,ph and uyo. Nigerians re always in a hurry.

The deaths are most unfortunate. If only we lived in a country with better safety standards.

Requiescant in pace

Being safety cautions and adhering to simple safety procedures would have averted this great lose.

Safety regulations must be enforced not advised.

Ok

If only... The only thing that can pass wer i reside is govt water, anything short of that... Na wahala



Mods please gladden our hearts with some good news please... Oga o... Everywhere na fire fire fire...

That's y gas stations are sited outside residential areas in developed countries.

.human should always be far from dangerous stuffs like petroleum, electricity e.t.c..those n*gga never loved us.

Keneking:
In what capacity did he visit this site?

as human being. Lekwa nu ajuju.

I want to be rich like this man. God bless my hustle.

Rip to the dead

E pain me o. #ritual things.

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jaymejate:
[size=16pt]is it proper or right for people to be living near gas plant?

I'm sure only the gas plant would have been insured. For the residents, what a loss!

R. I. P to the dead [/size]

U're wrong, gas plant are always located in de outskirts of de town. De town planners who gave de company rights to operate in a densely populated area shld be blamed

Ok

So sad

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he like to dress like this all d time...oluwa give ur boy money pls.

[size=18pt]An investigative audit on this incident will unveil a systematic abuse of safety regulations.[/size]

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why do I have this feeling that this a ritual sacrifice,Igwe and the ofala festival involved. I might be wrong tho

obinnashady:
E pain me o. #ritual things.

You're an animal in cloth
That incident can happen to anybody
I weep for their families. May their souls Rest in peace amen

Hmmmmm...............call it unforseen occurence, I'll call it work hazard which might av bn prevented but some other ppl will blame God for allowing them to die. Lekwa nu ayan

9izone:

You're an animal in cloth
That incident can happen to anybody
I weep for their families. May your souls Rest in peace amen

u dey mad o,don't quote me and talk rubbish b4 I use u 4 money ritual.

D consequence of our decisions during elections is dis type of tragedy dat strikes frequently and d poor are always at d receiving end.The Jos gas explosion also claimed d life of a man close to me while in Jos for his phd programme(final presentation).Im yet to hear where d rich or dis corrupt politicians are affected by any type of national tragedy.They are always safe and yet during polls dat we should use our own power(votes),we trade our future away in an exchage for a Congo of rice and little cash.The ball is in our court.

Keneking:
In what capacity did he visit this site?

such a dumb question.

Tobium1:


U're wrong, gas plant are always located in de outskirts of de town. De town planners who gave de company rights to operate in a densely populated area shld be blamed

You are correct but the reverse is the case in Nigeria

Come lagos and see gas stations next to petrol station and market is surrounding it. Sometimes I just imagine if the gas or fuel station have fire incident then all the people in the market go wake-up the next minute for the great beyond

One of the Igbo thieves