At least 15 luxurious buses belonging to Ifeanyichukwu Transport Company went aflame following an accident that happened between a truck and an oil tanker in Onitsha, Anambra state.
The fire outbreak reportedly started at about 3pm on Sunday, August 15, and continued late into the night and into the early hours of Monday, August 16.
According to eye witnesses, an oil-laden tanker developed a fault and was parked by the side of the road when a truck carrying goods rammed into the tanker causing an inferno.
The fire which happened close to the Ifeanyichukwu workshop in Tarzan, Onitsha, and luxury buses belonging to the transport company were affected including other cars parked on the road.
Properties worth billions are said to have been destroyed in the fire.
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