Victims of Imo illegal refinery fire for mass burial today

Victims of the Imo illegal refinery fire will get mass burial today.

This is as the death toll has risen to 110.

This was made known by the Head of Operations, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ifeanyi Nnaji.

He said the latest addition was a pregnant woman whose belly bust, exposing the foetus.

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Nnaji, who described the scene as horrific, said the charred remains of the victims had been gathered and would be interred in a mass grave today. He said, “We could not have the mass burial today (Sunday). It could probably be tomorrow. I am waiting for signal from the state government to undertake the exercise.”

Nnaji said, “We are awaiting the arrival of the commissioners of Petroleum and environment to perform mass burial because the bodies are decomposing.”

“It is a large market involving people from all parts of the country; and since they got burnt beyond recognition, it is very difficult to identify them. A family just came and saw one body, which they said resembled one of their own and they carried it for burial according to traditional rites.”