It was a sad day at Sawmill, Old Ife Road, Ibadan as a petrol tanker burst into flame on Thursday.

According to reports two yet to be identified persons were burnt beyond recognition in the inferno.

Red Cross officials were present at the scene of the incident administering first aid and later conveyed the burnt corpses to the morgue in a Micra taxi due to unavailability of an ambulance.

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Our sources said the firefighter’s truck ran out of water and therefore could not curtail the inferno.

Federal Road Safety Corps were at hand to direct traffic and decongest the scene of the incident.

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