At least two persons were killed when a compressed petroleum gas tanker blew in the early hours of Thursday in Ohoro town, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State.
Vehicles and buildings worth hundreds of millions of naira were destroyed in a calamity that happened today, following an auto accident involving two other trucks at the renowned Ohoro Junction in Uwheru Kingdom.
Witnesses stated there was sobbing among members of the agrarian town as the flames torched about half of the community, displacing thousands of peasants.
According to reports, the heinous occurrence occurred when a granite-laden truck collided with a halted diesel-laden truck.