No fewer than 109 persons have been burnt to death after fire gutted an illegal oil refinery site at Abacheke Kpofire in Egbema community, Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo State.
It was gathered that the incident which occured on Friday Night claimed scores of lives, while others were seriously injured.
The Head of Operations of the National Emergency Management
Agency, Mr. Ifeanyi Nnaji, while confirming the incident, said only 20 persons
died during the inferno.
But in an update on Saturday, Nnaji said so far 109 bodies
had been recovered while others were still missing.
He said,” It was more serious than we envisaged. As of this
evening, we have counted 109 bodies on the ground while countless others fell
into the river and others died inside the refinery.”
The Imo State Commissioner for Petroleum Resources, Goodluck
Opiah, revealed that the operator of the illegal refinery identified as Okenze
Onyenwoke, is currently at large.
It was also gathered that about six vehicles were burnt during the incident.
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