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Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Loveth160: 9:25am On Oct 02, 2023
The Police Command in Delta State has confirmed that five persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion in the State.

The spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, made this known on Sunday.

.ng had reported that many were feared dead and cars burnt as a tanker laden with fuel exploded in Delta on Sunday.

Edafe said the incident occurred at Ugbenu in Ethiope West Local Government Area (LGA) of the State.

He said that the tanker, laden with petrol, was heading towards Benin City in the morning when the unfortunate incident happened.

“In the early hours of Oct. 1, 2023, at about 0200hrs, the Command recorded a tragic incident where a tanker, laden with petroleum product, being driven towards Benin on the Warri-Benin Road fell at Ugbenu Koko Junction.

“Its content spilled into the nearby swamp and the spillage attracted a couple of youths who took advantage of the incident and started scooping fuel into jerry cans and other containers.

“While they were at it, an explosion erupted and the fire from the explosion engulfed the whole area.

“The fire claimed the lives of five persons among the youths who had come to scoop fuel,” Edafe said.

He said that several properties, including eight buses of different makes, two tankers, five trailers, two motorcycles, a Sienna space wagon and a ‘C’ Class Mercedes Benz car were also burnt.

Edafe added that the remains of the victims had been deposited at the Oghara General Hospital’s morgue in Ethiope West.

He said that the police operatives attached to the Oghara division, in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) at Ethiope West, had mobilised to the scene to ensure the free flow of traffic.
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Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by WhisperedNoise: 9:30am On Oct 02, 2023
Sad news
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Sirmwill: 9:34am On Oct 02, 2023
People still came to scoop fuel and died

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Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by 22o62021: 9:53am On Oct 02, 2023
😴😌😌
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by youngrichnigga: 10:15am On Oct 02, 2023
Independence Day tragedy 😭😭😭
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Igboonaa(m): 12:08pm On Oct 02, 2023
Damn what a tragedy
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by ecolime(m): 12:08pm On Oct 02, 2023
“The fire claimed the lives of five persons among the youths who had come to scoop fuel,” Edafe said.

Funny enough, if another tanker falls in the same location one month from now, they will still go and scoop fuel. We Nigerians are very stubborn.

I've been reading news like this since I was a little boy.

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Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by mmadu5(m): 12:09pm On Oct 02, 2023
ccxc
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by osuofia2(m): 12:09pm On Oct 02, 2023
People never learn
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by ayoola2002(m): 12:10pm On Oct 02, 2023
Bad Road everywhere

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Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by WhatIf: 12:12pm On Oct 02, 2023
May their soul rest in peace.

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Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by dangermouse(m): 12:12pm On Oct 02, 2023
Saw the video. Its not palatable at all.

Rip to citizens who lost their lives in th inferno.
May Nigeria not happen to us
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Angelfrost(m): 12:13pm On Oct 02, 2023
Only a suicidal person goes close to a fallen petrol tanker not to speak of scooping fuel from it...!

To die just dey hungry many of our youths.

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Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Donedeal1(m): 12:14pm On Oct 02, 2023
Ember months has arrived

Please pray.
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by money121(m): 12:15pm On Oct 02, 2023
R.i.p
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by callmevirus(m): 12:15pm On Oct 02, 2023
RIP to them
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by dgr8truth(m): 12:16pm On Oct 02, 2023
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by pretydiva(f): 12:17pm On Oct 02, 2023
The no of people that died were more than 5. I honestly don't know why some people would risk loosing their lives.

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Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by clinician2x: 12:17pm On Oct 02, 2023
From suffer to fire to hell. These ones go ask baba God why him create them in the first place. Haha since say na this kind life they come live
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by clinician2x: 12:18pm On Oct 02, 2023
Donedeal1:
Ember months has arrived

Please pray.

Stupidity.
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Passionate888: 12:24pm On Oct 02, 2023
People said more than 20 while olopa dey say 5

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Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Cantonese: 12:25pm On Oct 02, 2023
Very tragic, very unfortunate. What a sad and unnecessary loss.

Should we call this poverty on the part of the youths who went to scoop petrol or simply carelessness and greed. An unnecessary act of desperation and recklessness. There was absolutely no need to put their lives to danger.

A fallen tanker should be completely avoided. No one should dare go 100 meters close to it, except that individual has signed his/her death warrant.

Government must put proper measures place to checkmate this problem. Roads must be fixed. Rail must be put to proper use. Pipelines must also be put to use more efficiently and effectively.

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Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Afamed: 12:27pm On Oct 02, 2023
I have no RIP to waste for greedy human being
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Bfly: 12:29pm On Oct 02, 2023
No proper Education.

Wetin man go do?
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Chetas81(m): 12:30pm On Oct 02, 2023
Can you imagine this ridiculous mentality of the Nigerian citizen, suicidal every corner of Nigeria
Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Chetas81(m): 12:32pm On Oct 02, 2023
dangermouse:
Saw the video. Its not palatable at all.

Rip to citizens who lost their lives in th inferno.
May Nigeria not happen to us
be a Nigerian not make you a suicidal.

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Re: Police Confirm Five Dead As Tanker Explodes In Delta by Chetas81(m): 12:33pm On Oct 02, 2023
Passionate888:
People said more than 20 while olopa dey say 5
this is Nigeria

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