Two Burnt To Death, Houses Razed As Gas Tanker Explodes In Delta Community

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By Ovie Okpare

At least two persons have been reportedly burnt to death when a truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas otherwise called cooking gas exploded at Ohoror community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.

The incident followed an accident involving two other trucks at the popular Ohoror Junction of Uwheru Kingdom.

Properties running into hundreds of millions of naira including vehicles and buildings were razed down by the incident.

NIGER DELTA TODAY learnt that half of the community was razed by the inferno with thousands of villagers rendered homeless.

The incident happened about 2:25am on Thursday morning when a truck carrying granite rammed into a stationary truck said to be carrying diesel.

Details Soon…


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