The Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga has confirmed the explosion that rocked a gas station in Onisha
He said that police personnel attached to the Inland Town Divisional Headquarters, Onitsha, had arrived the scene and cordoned it off to prevent hoodlums from taking advantage of the incident to loot.
Adulawonews had earlier reported that many have been feared injured following the explosion that rocked a gas station located around Akwa road in Onitsha, Anambra state.
It was gathered that a petrol station near Boromeo roundabout in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra also engulfed fire on Sunday evening.
Speaking on the tragic development, a resident who witnessed the sad incident said that a petrol-laden tanker exploded and burst into flames while waiting to have the fuel discharged.
According to the eye witness, heavy traffic on Awka Road in the city delayed the arrival of fire fighters who later battled to contain the raging inferno.