A tanker laden with petrol on Sunday burst into flames, killing several persons in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Eyewitnesses told The Guardian that the tanker driver was trying to make a turn on the busy Old Lagos/Asaba Road in Agbor main town, close to First Bank, on Sunday afternoon when the truck fell and exploded.
They said they were helpless in trying to extinguish the fire as firefighters were yet to arrive at the scene, allowing the fierce raging fire to consume several houses and vehicles in the area.
Some bodies, including that of a car owner who was in the vicinity and caught in the fire, were found dead on the road.
