At least 11 people lost their lives while others
sustained varying degrees of burns when a tanker laden with petrol caught fire
along Molete Market,Ibadan, in Oyo State Capital
An employee of the Nigerian Tribune, Mr. Samson
Oyewole was among the victim,although Oyewole was fortunate not to have died
According to an eyewitnesses who said the Saturday fire
started when a truck carrying fuel fell at the busy Molete roundabout, burst in
flames, consuming 13 vehicles, three houses, seven commercial motorcycles,
three commercial tricycles and goods worth millions of naira. Most of the
deaths recorded were roadside traders.
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| The scene of the incident credits: Photo: Olufemi Atoyebi |
Governor Abiola
Ajimobi has visited the scene early in the morning where he expressed sympathy
at the huge loss.
Among the dead was a man who was caught in the fire after
leaving a drug store overlooking the overhead bridge. The owner of the pharmacy
store, Chigozie Eze, narrated how he lost everything to the fire.
He said, “The driver was trying to steer the vehicle away
from a pothole at the roundabout and at the same time making attempts not to
collide with the commercial busses at the area when it fell. The content
spilled and exploded. My brother and another person escaped through the back
door but we lost everything.
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