Tag: explosion
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See photos of properties destroyed in Akure explosion
It is no longer news that no fewer than 50 persons were injured and many properties smashed during an early morning explosion in Akure, Ondo State. The explosion, which occurred about 1 am on Saturday, also cut off the Akure/Owo road. Below are the pictures from the explosion scene
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Abule-Ado explosion victim dies in hospital
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says a victim of the Dec. 15 explosion at Abule-Ado, Lagos State, died on Saturday bringing the number of deaths from the ecplosion to 23. The Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said that the female victim died at the National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, where she was…
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Explosion: Buhari assures Lagos of adequate support
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to support the Lagos State Government in bringing relief to victims of the Abule Ado Soba explosion which occurred on Sunday 15 March 2020. The President who was represented by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Services, Hajia Sadia Umar-Farouq, according to a release by Public Affairs…
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Photo News: Sanwo-Olu presents pictures from Lagos explosion site to Buhari
Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday presented pictures from the Abule Ado explosion in Lagos to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Villa, Abuja. The bodies of 20 people have been recovered while over 100 houses have been destroyed. See photos below: Sanwo-Olu showing Buhari images of the Abule Ado explosion Sanwo-Olu showing Buhari images…
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Lagos gas fire: Residents relocate to different destinations
Some Abule Ado residents in Lagos State, who were affected by Sunday gas fire outbreak, have started packing their belongings to different destinations. Some of the victims told News Agency of Nigeria that the move was to avoid further destructions as the fire fighters were still battling to put off the blaze. Mrs Bisi Lateef,…
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NNPC speaks on tragic explosion in Lagos
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Sunday said that the explosion which rocked Abule Ado Area of Lagos State in the early hours of Sunday was as a result of gas explosion. It said the explosion occurred when a truck hit some gas cylinders stacked in a gas processing plant located near the corporation’s system…
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BREAKING: Shema filling station gutted by fire as tanker explodes [Video]
Emman Ovuakporie Shema filling station located on Kubwa-Zubwa express road has been gutted by fire as tanker explodes. The source of the fire which started at about 3.30pm as at the of filing this story could not be ascertained. Two fire fighter vehicles moving towards the scene of the incident from NEMA centre along Kubwa…
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Panic as explosion rocks old Ekiti govt secretariat
There was a loud explosion in the old secretariat of Ekiti State Government, Ado Ekiti in the early hours of Saturday throwing the entire state capital into panic The explosions, which occurred about 7.05 am in the Explosion Ordinance Disposal Unit situated within the old secretariat, reduced the EOD building into debris and shattered windows…
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Video: Explosion as storey building is gutted by fire in Lagos
There has been an explosion in Alapere area of Ketu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria as a storey building goes up in flames. Thick smokes emanated from the building and bellowed into the atmosphere, accompany by raging fire. Residents scampered out of the house to safety. Eyewitness said a a gas cylinder exploded around 5.00pm on Thursday…
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‘RCCG house escapes being burnt in Lagos pipeline explosion’
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has become the centre of discussion online over a viral video showing how an ‘RCCG building’ miraculously escaped being burnt amid the raging fire outbreak which occurred on Sunday night along Ekoro Road by Baruwa axis, Abule Egba, Lagos. According to the Narrator in the video, the house…