An oil vessel carrying crude oil has caught fire in Abuloma wharf in Port Harcourt Rivers State, fire services and National Emergency Management Agency officials are still battling to put out the fire.
According to residents in the Abuloma community, some 26 persons might have died in the tanker inferno.
An emergency services officer said that they are concerned about the spread of the fire to other tankers in the jetty if the fire is not curtailed immediately.The vessel reportedly belongs to Nestoil. A fire truck owned by NEMA has arrived the scene with a back up fire truck from SPDC.
A second fire in Eleka in Rumuokechi area of Port Harcourt has been put out after five gasoline tanker caught fire. The JTF in the area averted a major fire disaster as they stopped residents from scooping gasoline from the tankers shortly before they caught fire.. The JTF operatives have cordoned off the area.
Earlier Report…
Reports reaching us says there has been fire inferno in Port Harcourt as 3 trucks loaded with diesel along Atali Eneka road and another fire at Abonima jety with vessel and barges on fire with 30 crew member on board.
Unconfirmed report says residents in the area started scooping fuel, despite the fire accident that killed about 200 last week.
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