Several persons are feared dead at Agbor, headquarters of Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State following the explosion and bursting into flames of a 33,000 litre tanker laden with petrol.
It was gathered that the tanker fell by First Bank while the driver was trying to make a turn on the busy Old Lagos-Asaba Road.
Some residents and passersby tried in vain to put out the resulting fire from the explosion.
Firefighters were yet to arrive at the scene at the time of filling this report.
Several houses and vehicles around the scene were severely burnt, and some were still engulfed by the raging fire.
The body of a car owner who was caught up in the flames and burned beyond recognition was sighted at the scene.
More details shortly .