dark Christmas in Nnewi, Anambra State as eight people were killed and several others wounded following gas explosion at a Gas Plant belonging to the Intercorp Oil Limited, a subsidiary of Chicason Group located along Onitsha-Owerri expressway.
The bodies were burnt beyond recognition and according to eyewitnesses, they say the disaster occurred about midday when a consignment of gas was about being transferred to the company’s dump, due to a leakage, there was a massive explosion which quickly spread to nearby houses wreaking havoc.
The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, alongside the traditional ruler of Ontisha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, have visited the area and expressed their condolences to the families of the victims.
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