Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, in the company of the state’s Commissioner for Police, Olatunji Disu, and the Commissioner for Energy, Maximus Nwafor visited the site of the tanker explosion that occurred at Eleme Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking, he said, “Yesterday around 7-8pm, we go information about a very serious inferno that was caused by a tanker conveying PMS.
“I got the information through the MD of Indorama and immediately alerted the security agencies. From what we are seeing this morning, it was not a very pleasant case.
“We recorded, from what I am seeing, a huge number of vehicles being destroyed and souls lost. I have already asked the security agencies to give us a full brief. So that we can come into the situation fully by seeing how much we can support the families of the bereaved and see how we can cushion the effect of the losses.”
He also bemoaned the worsening state of the Eleme section of the East-West road.
“We all know the situation of this road; it is really really unfortunate. Most of our people when plying this road do so with caution,” he said.
The explosion wreaked havoc as 70 cars were reportedly burnt when the ensuing inferno engulfed several other vehicles along the road.
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