Tanker, bus explosion claim four lives in Imo

Tragedy struck yesterday, August 14, 2020, at two locations in Imo State.

At a fuel station located in Irete, Owerri West Council, a tanker explosion claimed one life, while the ensuing fire burnt at least two vehicles to ashes.

On the Owerri-Aba Road, a vehicle conveying pineapple from Aba in Abia State to Owerri caught fire in the outskirts of Owerri, with all the occupants burned beyond recognition

In the vehicle were; the driver and a trader/passenger, who owned the large quantity of pineapple valued at N400,000 and the conductor.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Safety, Ugochukwu Nzekwe, and the fire fighters from the state fire service battled to rescue the occupants and put out the deadly inferno.

One life was lost in the accident, while two vehicles were completely razed.