6 people caught in a tanker fire, including 3 soldiers.

Three kind hearted soldiers travelling in the opposite direction  had tried to rescue the occupants of a fallen tanker when the tanker erupted in flames and consumed. 

This happened at Iwuru,  Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State  Wednesday night when a tanker laden with petroleum products crashed and exploded along the Calabar 

"When the tanker fell into the gutter, smoke started coming out and the soldiers, who were in a vehicle heading to  Calabar quickly stopped their van and went to rescue the driver and the conductor but suddenly the tanker burst into flames and they were caught in the fire,” Agnes said. She one of the soldiers managed to escape with severe burns and was later taken to the Akamkpa General Hospital for medical attention." eye witness Agnes.