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Over 100 people were reportedly burnt to death on Thursday in Nnewi, Anambra State in an explosion which occurred at an industrial gas plant, Inter Corp Oil limited(LPG Gas Plant), an subsidiary of Chikason Group.
Eyewitnesses said the fire incident which started at about 11am was caused by an explosion when a truck was discharging its contents.
A report said all the customers who went to the gas plant to get a refill were allegedly burnt to death while some of the victims who were in the neighborhood and passers-by also got caught in the inferno.
At the scene of the incident, the charred bodies of the victims and other severely burnt persons were taken to Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi.