Abia lawmaker calls for fire service outstation in constituency as inferno destroys petrol station

The Member representing Umuahia North constituency successful the Abia State House of Assembly, Anderson Akaliro, has appealed to the Abia State authorities to found a functional occurrence work outstation successful his Ohuhu constituency.

His entreaty followed the caller occurrence outbreak that destroyed a petrol presumption astatine Nkwoegwu, Ohuhu, erstwhile a petrol tanker exploded wrong the installation portion discharging its contents.

In a question of Urgent Public Importance during plenary, the Lawmaker noted that the devastating effects of the incidental marque it indispensable that a occurrence work outstation should beryllium established successful the country to conscionable with the increasing colonisation of humans and commercialized establishments.

Akaliro, however, thanked the  Abia State Fire Service, whose timely involution saved adjourning buildings from being consumed by fire.

He besides called for the proviso of modern firefighting equipment, exigency vehicles, and capable unit to heighten catastrophe absorption and nationalist information wrong Umuahia North and adjoining communities.

Following extended deliberations, the Abia State House of Assembly, unanimously adopted the motion, with the members acknowledging the strategical value of strengthening exigency effect mechanisms crossed the State.

In a related development, Abia State authorities has said it would found a functional occurrence presumption wrong the...