Tears as fire claim the life of people and more than 40 buildings in Onitsha
There is a fire outbreak in Onitsha.. claiming the life of many with a properties worth millions of Naira.. It was reportedly said a petrol tanker fell down and exploded in upper Iweka main Road and the fire started from there down to Ochanja Market destroying life and properties. Below are the pictures A woman and her baby were feared dead while no fewer that 40 buildings, ranging from two- storey to four- storey buildings were razed in a tanker explosion in Upper Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra state. Over 500 lock- up shops were also gutted by the fire along the Iweka street market leading to Ochanja and Menax market . The incident was said to have started when a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, descending from the Zik’s roundabout end of Onitsha -Enugu expressway, lost control around Toronto Hospital and veered off the service lane. The tanker’s head reportedly fell off and went up in flames after spilling its content within the...