No fewer than 40 buildings, ranging from two- storey to four- storey buildings were razed in a tanker explosion in Upper Iweka, Onitsha.

Over 500 lock- up shops were also gutted by the fire along the Iweka street market leading to Ochanja and Menax market .

The incident was said to have started when a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, descending from the Zik’s roundabout end of Onitsha -Enugu expressway, lost control around Toronto Hospital and veered off the service lane.

Nigerians have descended on twitter to react on the incident, some indigenes of the state have also shared footages from the scene and more reactions are still pouring in, read below:

https://newsmag.com.ng/anambra-state-doesnt-have-a-firefighting-truck-nigerians-react-over-onitsha-tanker-explosion/

Those people blaming the Fire service and those calling Obiano a failure are acute denialists.
What did they expect him to do?
To use his bottle of Hero Beer to put off the flame or to use its fire to light his tobacco pipe?

The truth is,
The traders who couldn't put off the fire themselves are the lazy ones who failed all of us.

In a whole Onitsha an ordinary petrol tanker's flame could not be put off.
What's the essence of having River Niger then?

They were busy throwing sachet water on it when River Nigeria is just 70naira away from the scene of the accident.
Why didn't they go there with buckets to get water to put out the flame pending the arrival of the Fire Service trucks.

The religiously overzealous traders who normally lock up stores to observe midday mass were nowhere to be found as well.
Maybe their prayers would have brought down rain to douse the flames.

In fact, everyone is lazy and I am even lazy to type anymore.
Lalasticlala over to you.

Onitsha is gradually becoming unsafe for people.