The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano Thursday cut short
his scheduled activities for the day and rushed over to the scene of an
explosion at an LPG plant in the industrial city of Nnewi that left eight
bodies charred beyond recognition and several others wounded.
Governor Obiano addressing the crowd at the scene of the gas explosion in Nnewi. With him is Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha.
The Christmas Eve disaster started at about midday in a facility owned
by Intercorp Oil Limited, a subsidiary of Chicason Group that is located along
Onitsha – Okigwe Expressway and quickly spread to nearby houses.
Traumatised by the wreckage and the ruins he saw on the scene of the
fire incident, Governor Obiano expressed his deepest condolences to the
families of the victims of the incident, urging them to take heart.
The entrance to the Gas Plant
“I am deeply worried by what has happened here. It is very tragic. It is
sad that this sort of thing should happen in a season of celebration but God
knows best. We must all bear this great loss with gratitude to God who knows
best,” Governor Obiano remarked.
The governor assured that his administration would do everything within
its power to ensure that people who sustained various degrees of burns and
other injuries from the fire would be given the best medical care available to
forestall the possibilities of further loss of life.
Another cut showing the entrance and the charred remains of automobiles
Assuring that his government would write off the medical bills of all
the people undergoing treatment from the accident, Governor Obiano also stated
his intention to probe the incident in order to ascertain the cause of the
explosion and the resultant inferno.
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