Nigeria Tanker Explosion Kills 70 (Anambra)

when we talk, they will say we talk too much.
these politicians dont ply our roads, the only fly in our air.

what would you have done? wrestle the steering from the driver?, pray it's never you

this nigeria roads is not good for those tankers  i don't know everything is wrong about this nation.May GOD intervenes by choosing a right and God fearing leader for us.

I really sympathize with the victims! God bless their souls!!!!

You cannot do anything if you are on that place when it happened.

I am not sure you have seen a petrol tanker explode before.  It covers great distance in seconds.

Big Amen to that prayer.
When i saw this news on BBC yesterday morning i suddenly lost the courage to read it through. I dont know what Nigeria is turning to when the government cant even provide to the citizens the basic things as good roads. Nigerian roads are turning to valleys of shadow of death.
The funny thing is that come 2011 election we will sell our conscience and votes for peanuts and resume any 4 years of crying for a messiah.

Tanker explosion - yes
People died - very sad.
What are we doing - Nothing!

Everything no be talk talk. The youths are seriously hurt. Our leaders are messing up. We have enough voice,and some muscle. We can say no to all this bullshit and it will stop. Some of us are sons and daughters to these leaders,let us start from our home. Let us start from stopping people throwing pure water sachets on the road,stop people from urinating anywhere,stop the danfo cum bus drivers from driving on walkways or jumping off the hold up queue. 
We can block off the dilapidated and port-holed roads and declare them not motor-able.We could have saved these lives.We can talk our way to actions.No crowd is required.2 or 3 people that understand themselves can steer this nation to the right direction.
I am tired of reading these idle talks. I can die for the cause of my Father land. I will die for Nigeria and be forgotten rather than live in this mess.

Damn! I cant believe we don't cherish peoples live anymore. This accident, was it careless? Can we blame anyone? And the children, what did they do? I'm all tears.

RIP guys. Who knows  maybe u r lucky to have left this messy world early. What is coming next?

Lets watch and pray

We live in a strange country, why have the authorities not asked why diesel will be soo instantly volatile.

I have tried the following tests which indicate that there was foul-play involved

5 Litres of Diesel left to heat under the afternoon sun (did not measure temperature to gauge the rate of evaporation)
1: Spread on grass and teased with a match only produced flames that died out on without considerable damage to the grass
2: Spread on sharp sand and teased with a match only produced flames that burned slowly and but died from breeze flowing over it.
3: Spread on top-soil (farm soil) and teased with a match did not produce enough fire to be termed as an inferno if a full tanker was lit.

2.5 Litres of Diesel+2.5 Litres of Kerosene left to heat under the afternoon sun (did not measure temperature to gauge the rate of evaporation)
On all accounts, a match caused a sudden envelope of flame due to the mixture of kerosene on the spread. (Kerosene evaporates quicker and is more volatile in the presence of an open flame or spark

I think in the confusion and obvious shock due to the amount of lives lost, we forget to ask pertinent questions, why would diesel burn so quickly and be so volatile, I am sure if the policeman who shot the rifle knew it was petrol, he would hold his fire because any fool will be latently aware of the consequences of petrol and sparks

The Police should immediately investigate the actual contents of the diesel tanker. my presumption is that the contents was mixed (diesel+Kerosene ) to cause that high rate of evaporation causing vapour/fumes that ignited when the policeman shot his rifle.

QED

me dey enugu o and dem tok say na the police for check point be the primary cause b4 the pot holes. as e take appen i no no o but i believe say if we Nigerians like awa sef, we suppose by awa sef, find lasting solution to this tanker/heavy truck accidents for awa highway by either inposing a speed limit for all trucks or go back to the night travels for all trucks.
may the good Lord grant the families of those departed the fortitude to bear the loss, amen.

So who bears the responsibilities of the innocent lives lost?.It should our useless govt that cannot justify the huge money this country has, "SOB"s

A country,  that has been lade by incompetent ,uncompleted,incomplete, uncoupled ,unkempt , passionless heartless, envy, jealousy, lack of foursite ,uncircumcised brains ,lazy tribe's.

i sympathise with the family of every soul that was lost in that fire, the way we are going,we wouldnt need a war to destroy ourselves, avoidable circumstances would eliminate us and that is the worst way to die,

Why are the roads in the East left to rot, or are the people who resides in those places not humans? I believe nemesis will catch all those politicians who sacrifice their duties and conscience on a platter of tribalism. Shagari has paid 4 his sins on the spate of our roads who knows whose turn it would be next.
God help us.

My sympathy goes out to the family of the deceased,take solace in the lord to bear this irreparable loss.
Anthony Anenih,as then minister of works was given 300 billion naira under his ministry to fix nigerian roads.This large sum he conveniently diverted to PDP coffers for their 2003 madness.
Now look at the spade of carnages occuring in same nigerian roads.
May God deliver us, Amen, !

No,God is the ultimate power.Satanic invasion in nigeria is only for a while.God's rescue must surely come.
And to do that;he is going to use positive minded nigerians to achieve this great revolution.