People in the Nkwelle-Ezunka area in Oyi local government of Anambra state are counting their losses after a gas plant exploded killing two people.
Vanguard reports that apart from the two that lost their lives, two others were hospitalised after the sustained serious injuries.
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The driver of the tanker that brought the gas died from the tragedy while another young man, Ezenwoke Nwigwe died while trying to put off the fire with a fire extinguisher.
It was reported that Nwigwe who hailed from Ikeala Ngwa in Abia State recently completed his National Youth Service Corps in Oyo state.
An eye witness said the gas was being discharged from the tanker at the station when it exploded.
Mr. Harrison Alphonsus who is a security man at the station and Mr. Tony Nwokonko confirmed that the young man was only trying to put out the fire when it consumed him.
They said they were rushed to the Orthopedic Hospital in Enugu where they were pronounced dead.
Those who were injured are still receiving medical treatment.
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Chief Nnamdi Okafor who lost his two houses in the inferno applauded men from the Okpoko Fire Service in Onitsha and said it was God that saved his life.
He said: “The fire incident has crippled me. Everything I have has been lost, but what pains me most is the loss of my two tenants.”
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