Over 20 people, including three children and adults, got burnt in a petrol explosion in Ore, Ondo State, on Sunday evening.
According to an eyewitness who does not wish to be named, the incident happened around 7:00 pm after a tanker lost control and fell along Showboy Road, opposite Optima filling station, Ore.
“Over 20 people got burnt, and among the dead were three children and a pregnant woman who brought N100,000 to buy fuel,” the eyewitness said.
Video obtained on Twitter
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As seen in a video circulating on Twitter, different buildings were engulfed in flame, darkening the sky as a result, while the fire kept spreading.
One could also hear agitated screams of residents running helter-skelter.
FIJ learned that the fire was caused by a spark from a phone held by one of the people scooping fuel from the tanker.
“After the tanker fell, people started scooping fuel, which led to the explosion. Someone held a phone nearby; this was what made the tanker explode,” said the eyewitness.
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