The tanker explosion occurred in Abayi road in Aba town in Abia state ::: Property worth over N50 million was on Friday morning (4th of sept 2015) consumed by a tanker explosion along the ever busy Aba – Owerri road in Aba, Abia State. Vanguard gathered that the explosion burnt about seven vehicles, four tricycles and destroyed commercial and residential buildings. The inferno was still flaming as at 4pm. An eyewitness, Augustine Anosike said that the truck loaded with diesel was entering a filling station along the Aba-Owerri road to discharge its content when it suddenly caught fire and exploded.
