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    Six Burnt To Death In Port Harcourt Tanker Explosion



    A tanker explosion in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital has claimed six lives and 13 others injured.
    The dawn explosion reportedly occurred at Igwuruta Roundabout on the road to the Port Harcourt International Airport when the tanker skidded off the road and exploded. In the ensuing inferno, houses, cars and people were razed.
    Angry youths attacked two fire vehicles for arriving about 30 minutes after the blaze broke out.
    Rivers state information commissioner Ibim Semenitari also said the accident happened on the Port Harcourt airport road. "The driver of the tanker lost control, forcing the vehicle to roll over and spilled petrol on the road. This caused fire and a number of people were burnt to death," she said. She said the emergency services had put out the inferno and took the wounded to the hospital.
    Petrol tanker accidents are common in oil-rich Nigeria where fuel is distributed by trucks on the poorly-maintained inter-city roads.
    Governor Rotimi Amaechi visited the scene and promised that his administration would assist victims of the inferno. He also ordered the immediate demolition of houses and shops close to the roundabout. 
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