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Dispensing meters of a petrol station, tanker and shops were gutted by fire on Friday following a gas explosion along Nnewi-Nnobi Road, Nnewi, Anambra state.
The fire incident, which occurred around 8am, was said to have also razed a motorcycle, generator, deep freezers and other items along the road.
According to reports, while no life was lost, there was pandemonium in the area as residents and shop owners scampered for safety while men of fire service and youths in the area battled the fire.
An eyewitness said the inferno was caused by a diesel laden tanker attempting to transfer its contents to another smaller tanker at the filling station.
“While the truck was transferring diesel to a smaller truck at the station, the generator hose being used for the transfer pulled out and the diesel suddenly spread on the generator which ignited the fire,” he said.
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He said attempts to put out the fire with the available fire extinguisher were futile as the fire became increasingly high, adding that the diesel flew along the drain, consuming all items along the way.
The fire was later extinguished by fire fighters from the area, adding that the tanker drivers escaped by whiskers.