Exclusive--Readers beware--Gory Photos of Nnewi Fire: as over 100 burnt to death, vehicles , buildings , gas plant

 www.odogwublog.com reports exclusively that tears flowed freely in Nnewi , Nnewi North local government area of Anambra state as over 100 people perish in Chikason Group Gas plant explosion

Several buildings , over 50 vehicles and motorcycles were burnt beyond recognition.

The Christmas eve fire disaster at Inter Corp Oil limited(LPG Gas Plant) a member of Chikason Group started at about 11am and was caused by an explosion that occurred when a truck was making an attempt to discharge its contents without waiting for the mandatory cooling time while customers were said to be refilling at the same time.

Customers, passers bye and neighbours  were all burnt to ashes  even as the remains of victims and other badly affected burnt persons were taken to Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital(NAUTH), Nnewi .

Hundreds were trapped and there was no access for rescue workers following the heavy inferno and fire service could not come to the rescue….


Apart from lives lost to the inferno, many buildings and over fifty vehicles around the gas plant were equally affected and some dead victims were actually recovered in their homes.

Chairman of Anambra state Red Cross, Prof Peter Katchy was at the scene and expressed worry over existence of many filling stations in residential areas in the state. ………