30 die in Rivers tanker explosion

| July 21, 2012 | 0 Comments

At least thirty people lost their lives when more petroleum tankers exploded on Friday at Abuloma waterside and Rumuokehi around Eneka area of Rivers state.

According to witnesses, five people were rescued alive from the vessels at the Abuloma water front.

Our correspondent in Rivers says NEMA advance teams are moving to the Abuloma scene while fire fighters are battling that of Rumuokehi already.

Officials of NEMA’s information department are asking for help from the fire service and multi-national companies around Abuloma for urgent assistance to battle that fire.

At Rumuokehi, a total of three tankers were seen still in flames while one had been successfully put out by men of the fire service.

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