The Enugu State Fire Service has confirmed a fuel-ladened tanker accident and its explosion at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
The state’s Chief Fire Officer, Engr Okwudili Ohaa, who gave the confirmation on Wednesday in Enugu, noted that “no life was lost in the incident”.
Ohaa, who is also Director of Enugu State Fire Service, noted that the incident happened at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday before the personnel of Enugu State Fire Service rushed to extinguish the raging inferno and get it under control.
According to him, we were able to extinguish the fire after sometime; and thereby, rescued the entire vegetation and nearby Iva Valley community.
“Today, normal traffic flow has returned in that axis of the expressway,” he said.
He revealed that the driver of the tanker and his “motor-boy”, who sustained injuries, were immediately taken to a nearby hospital by officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
He noted that it was a lone accident involving only the fuel-ladened tanker.
Ohaa added that the tanker lost control and plunged into a valley at the Ugwu-Onyeama axis Enugu–Onitsha Expressway before bursting into huge flames.
Efforts made to get the authorities of the FRSC to officially give account of the incident proved abortive.
