Fuel Tanker inferno leaves 38 burnt, 12 dead in Cross River

No less than 38 persons were severely affected aft a substance tanker burst into flames successful Ndem community, Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, connected Wednesday.

The tanker, said to person fallen into a adjacent stream during transloading operations, ignited a occurrence that engulfed dozens of residents astatine the scene.

Eyewitnesses said galore victims sustained terrible burns, with astatine slightest 12 persons confirmed dormant arsenic of property time. Several of the deceased were reportedly burnt beyond recognition.

An eyewitness, Anthony Ekeni, said helium counted astir 38 victims astatine the scene, including 12 lifeless bodies.

Among those feared dormant are the Chairman of the Ogoja Truckers Association and a precocious promoted Assistant Superintendent of Police, whose individuality had yet to beryllium confirmed.

Emergency effect agencies are yet to contented an authoritative connection astatine the clip of filing this report.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer successful the state, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, said the corpses of the deceased had been evacuated and released to the due authorities and families, including the Hausa Muslim assemblage for burial successful enactment with Islamic rites.

Eitokpah said the constabulary received quality of the incidental with heavy grief, adding that the Divisional Traffic Officer i...