At least ten persons have lost their lives in early morning pipeline explosion at Kom kom in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the death of three persons in the raging fire caused by the pipeline explosion in the state,while multiple sources said about seven others have dead in the cause of the outburst.
Spokesman of the Command, DSP Nnamdi Omoni said three persons have so far been confirmed dead.
Thousands of residents of Konkon area of Oyigbo local area of Rivers State have fled their homes following a huge fire caused by a pipeline explosion in the area.
It was not clear the exact time the fire started but it was raging as at 8 am Saturday. The cause of the explosion could also not be ascertained.
It was gathered that the fire was raging ferociously destroying everything within reach.
The lawmaker representing Oyigbo State Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Promise Nwankwo not only confirmed the raging fire but that residents have fled their homes.
He called on Federal and State fire services to come quickly to the area to put out the fire and stop its spread to other areas.
No fire service vehicle has arrived in the area as at the time of filing this report.
Konkon and many communities in Oyigbo have petroleum pipeline criss-crossing them. The area is also notorious for pipeline destruction by oil thieves.
Also,the Chairman of Oyigbo Local Government Area, Gerald Oforji, confirmed the story to reporters at Oyigbo.
