The incident is reported to have happened at Ibaa Community, Emohua Local Government Area of the state.
A source in the community, Emmanuel Daniel, said the victims had gone to trade on the petroleum product before the fire ignited from a refining site. Daniel narrated: “More than 40 people were there at the site. They were there scooping and bagging crude oil when the fire caught.“Many Isiokpo and Oduoha people and Ibaa people were there. Seven of the people died inside the pit where they were scooping the crude. About 10 were burnt to charcoal by the pit.
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