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Video: LPG-Laden Tanker Overturns In Warri

The vehicle fell around 11am at the refinery entrance, forcing a road closure while fire and safety crews attempt evacuation.

4 September 2024 1 min read
Yellow crane lifting an overturned tanker as emergency workers stand behind caution tape at a roadside scene

A tanker laden with Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) has overturned at the entrance of the Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company (WRPC), causing panic and gridlock on the portion of Refinery Road enroute Ubeji and Jeddo.

Warri Sentinel gathered from eye witnesses that the tanker fell at about 11:00 this morning. The road has been cordoned off as security directs traffic.

As at the time of filing this report, fire service and safety men were spotted with a crane trying to evacuate the vehicle.

Written byAkpevwe Igho

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