Four Dead, Over Eighty Cars Burnt In Rivers Tanker Explosion
Tragedy struck in Rivers State on Friday night after a fire from a fuel-laden tanker consumed four persons and destroyed about 100 vehicles at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State. It was learnt that the tanker collided with another vehicle, exploded, and burst into flames that spread to other tankers and many other vehicles trapped in the gridlock. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has described the situation as very unfortunate. He expressed sadness at the gory sights that he saw when he visited the scene of the incident, accompanied by the State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, and the State Commissioner for Energy and Natural Resources, Uchechukwu Nwafor, on Saturday morning.
