Not less that 15 people lost their lives
in a petrol tanker accident which occurred at Tegina town in the Rafi
local government area of Niger state on Friday.
ThisDay learnt that the petrol tanker
was conveying fuel from Lagos to Kaduna when the driver lost control of
the vehicle at Tegina and rammed into some residential buildings
resulting in an outbreak of fire.
Most of those that lost their lives were
those that were trapped in the buildings and some people who were
selling along the road.
Three houses were completely burnt while
other property valued at millions of naira, including vehicles, were
destroyed, ThisDay was told.
According to an eyewitness, there was
pandemonium in the town as people ran helter skelter but the
intervention of some good Samaritans stopped the fire from spreading to
other part of the town.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP
Bala Elkana, when contacted, confirmed the story, saying the deceased
were given mass burial in the town because they were burnt beyond
recognition.
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