{"id":42839,"date":"2020-09-08T11:33:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T10:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=42839"},"modified":"2020-09-08T11:33:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T10:33:35","slug":"petrol-tanker-explosion-razes-down-49-shops-four-houses-two-trucks-two-motorcycles-in-niger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/petrol-tanker-explosion-razes-down-49-shops-four-houses-two-trucks-two-motorcycles-in-niger\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrol Tanker Explosion Razes Down 49 Shops , Four Houses, Two Trucks, Two Motorcycles, In Niger"},"content":{"rendered":"

No fewer than about\u00a0 49 shops, 4 residential houses and two motorcycles have been burnt down completely by an explosion following an accident, involving a fuel laden tanker and an articulated\u00a0 trailer, at Lambata in Gurara local government area of Niger State, late on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The explosion which took place\u00a0 in the late hours of Sunday after a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit(PMS ),collided with an open body trailer<\/p>\n

The tanker driver who was allegedly on his way from Suleja axis of the road was said to have lost control in what was feared to be break failure\u00a0 and rammed into the trailer which was coming from\u00a0 Minna and heading towards Suleja.<\/p>\n

The collision led to an explosion, which affected the shops and the residential building by the road sides, as goods estimated at several\u00a0 millions of naira were also said to have been burnt into ashes.<\/p>\n

One of the affected persons, Julian Aluko, a widow with six children said she lost all her goods and wondered how she will be able to cope with her her loss in conjunction with her\u00a0 children.<\/p>\n

“I couldn’t pick anything from my shop. Not even a pin. I have six children and now I just don’t know how I will\u00a0 train them. My husband is dead and since then,\u00a0 it is from the shop that I trained my children,” Aluko lamented<\/p>\n

Another trader, Friday Amaechi whose four shops were completely razed down expressed regrets\u00a0\u00a0 about his losses, describing it as an eternal scar on him that he would never heal from till his death.<\/p>\n

“My four shops that i have laboured for for years to stock piled goods, have all gone. In fact, i am short of words. I don’t know where to go. I am owing many people some money because I collected the goods on credit,” he said.<\/p>

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Chairman , Gurara local government area of the state, Hon. Yusuf Wali blamed the incident on the recklessness of tanker drivers who also parked\u00a0 their vehicles indiscriminately by the road sides.<\/p>\n

He said despite concerted efforts by his administration\u00a0 to stop the ugly trends , the tanker drivers have refused to heed to the directives.<\/p>\n

When our reporter was,at the\u00a0 scene of the accident, to asses the level of damage were officials of both the Niger State Emergency Management Agency( NSEMA), led by the Director General, Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim\u00a0 Inga, in conjunction with\u00a0 the National Emergency Management Agency( NEMA).<\/p>\n

Mr Inga said, “The Governor has directed that we carry out assessment of the situation, and that is what we have done. No life has been lost, but two trucks, two motorcycles, 49 shops and four residential apartments with sixteen rooms have been burnt\u00a0 down. It is really unfortunate what has happened, but we we believe the state government will come to their aid. In the meantime, I urge the victims to remain calm.”<\/p>\n

This is not the first time such an incident will occur at Lambata. In 2004 when a tanker was affect with fire, at least three persons were killed.<\/p>\n

The state government in recent time had issued a directive warning tanker drivers against indiscriminate parking of their vehicles. But, not much has been done in enforcing the directive as the trend has continued.<\/p>\n

Photo is just for illustration, it’s from another incident.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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