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Scene of the gas spill
By PAMELA EBOH, Awka
It was a moment of panic and distress at New Tarzan area, Nkpor, Onitsha, Anambra State, on Thursday, following a gas spill along the road from an articulated vehicle conveying cooking gas along the Onitsha-Awka road.
Information has it that the incident which occurred around 10am caused heavy gridlock, with motorists plying the axis trapped in it while traders whose shop were around the area fled for safety.
Commuters however resorted to walking long distances as the area was cordoned off to avoid fire outbreak, while men of the Fire Service were on standby to forestall any calamity.
In his reaction, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Adeoye Irelewuyi, enjoined motorists to use alternative routes.
He said: “From Awka, enter at Nkwelle Junction to burst out at 33 to GRA or Nkpor to burst out at Boromeo roundabout and to Onitsha.”
