24/07/23
Credit NAN
Twenty Persons have been Reported Dead from a Tanker Fire Explosion that happened on Sunday evening in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Victims were said to be scooping fuel from a Petrol Tanker that fell and spilled its content along the Benin–Ore-Sagamu Expressway.
According to an eyewitness, the fire was ignited by a spark from a phone held by one of the persons who were scooping fuel.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Omisanya confirmed the incident and described the Victims as fuel Scoopers.
The Victims of the disaster including three children and a Pregnant woman were burnt beyond recognition.
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