- A significant fire outbreak occurred at Oluku Market in Benin City, Edo State.
- The incident has raised concerns due to a previous event involving a fallen fuel tanker in the same area.
- The fire was reported shortly after residents were seen scooping fuel from the fallen tanker, which circulated on social media.
A heavy fire outbreak has been reported at Oluku Market in Benin City, Edo State, raising concerns following an earlier incident involving a fallen fuel tanker in the Oluku area.
The fire was reported shortly after a post showing residents scooping fuel from the fallen tanker circulated online.
However, it remains unclear whether the reported fire outbreak is directly connected to the tanker incident.
Further details about the cause of the fire, the extent of the damage, and possible casualties have yet to be confirmed.
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Read some comments below:
@Scofield:”Nigerian seems to never learn. Make another tanker fall dat same spot tomorrow, they will still troop out to scoop. I saw wheel barrows in the previous videos was SMH 🤦.”
@Mendy living🏡:”I think they are doing this on purpose now we should be careful of these Hausa driving tankers🙏 it might be a strategy to kill people in the middle of the city 💔”
@Nedu_🔥:”We cannot over emphasize the importance of emergency water services in markers especially as we approach the dry season”
@Saint Vincent:”I knew there would be a fire outbreak following that fallen fuel tanker,cause fuel is highly inflammable. I hope it didn’t claim lives though”
