Two petrol stations gut fire in petrol in Anambra

Reports indicate that there was a fire outbreak on Sunday night at Onitsha, Anambra State, razing two filling stations.

The incident occurred around 7.30pm on Sunday December 12.

Sources say one of the filling stations, Chris-Tee Gas Plant, located along Enugu-Onitsha road close to Boromeo hospital, Onitsha, was razed after a fuel-laden tanker exploded in front of the station.

It was gathered that the fire spread to a nearby petrol station and destroyed property worth millions of naira before the intervention of emergency responders.

AG Sector Public Education Officer, for Sector Commander FRSC Anambra State, DRC Margaret B Onabe, confirmed the inferno.

She said; “At about 19:30hours today 12 December 2021, a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) exploded at Chris-Tee filling station near Boromeo roundabout, Onitsha”.

“According to her, the fire started at CHRISTEE Gas plant and spread over to the two other nearby fueling stations (CHRISTEE and SILVER Fueling Stations).

“The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State, Corps Commander Adeoye Irelewuyi implore the public to be calm and patient, while the Fire Service battle the Fire and prevent its escalation”.