Tanker Explosion: How God Saved Nkpor ,Anambra From Calamity As 30 Injured

But for God’s intervention scores would have been roasted to death in Nkpor Nkpor Bridge in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Monday following a gas tanker explosion recorded in the area.

Odogwu Media reports that no life was lost but scores numbering over 30 sustained various degrees of injuries when the gas laden tanker reportedly had a brake failure on the bridge and hit the protector pillars before bursting into flame. 

An eye witness who identified himself as Okenna said had people not left their vehicles and wares and run for safety unlike when rather than run for safety people would be thinking of their material things when live is more important than material things, lives would have been lost.

More than 30 people, mostly market women, sustained degrees of injuries, while livestock, tubers of yam, clothes and other food items estimated at millions of naira were burnt.

Even as about five vehicles were also destroyed by the inferno, which men of the fire service battled to put out without success.

Traffic was subsequently diverted to the Enugu/ Onitsha Expressway, where the incident occurred.

Odogwu Media reports that the ill-fated tanker emptied its liquid content in the market, which led to escalation of the fire in Nkpor Market and resulted in more casualties.

Confirming the incident, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ogidi Police Division, Mr. H. Musa said the incident occurred at about 4p.m., adding that his men collaborated with fire fighters to salvage the situation.

He, however said, “nobody died and those who were injured have been rushed to the Onitsha General Hospital and Borromeo Hospital.”