Tag: explosion
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Toddler, four others die as fuel tanker falls, explodes in Akure
Tragedy occurred on Wednesday evening in Akure, the capital city of Ondo State as a petrol tanker carrying 33,000 litres of petrol fell at Shagari Village junction on Akure-Owo expressway, killing four people and a toddler. The incident occurred few metres to an NNPC petrol station as the tanker spilled its content on the road…
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Six soldiers killed in roadside explosion
Police said six Somali soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion near Somali’s southern town of Wanlaweyn on Wednesday evening. Police officer who did not want to be named told Xinhua on Thursday that the forces were on their way to Baledogle Airport in Lower Shabelle region in Southern Somalia. “The soldiers died after…
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Tanker Explosion: LASG to enforce collection of road worthiness certificate
The Lagos State Government on Sunday gave a 30-day ultimatum to all articulated vehicles coming into the state to obtain the Ministry of Transportation (MOT) certificate of road worthiness or face sanctions. The state government also directed fuel tanker drivers to henceforth ply the designated trailer route -Apapa/Oworonshoki expressway via Ogudu to the Lagos/Ibadan expressway.…
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UPDATED: Explosion rocks home of Nwodo, President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo
The country home of the embattled President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo at Ukehe in Enugu State, was on Sunday rocked by bomb blast. Recall TheNewsGuru had published series of reports that Nwodo’s leadership of Ohanaeze has been enmeshed with serious crisis for several months now. According to the Enugu State…
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24 injured in cylinder explosion
Police said 24 people have been injured in a cylinder explosion at a crowded labour colony in the northern Indian state of Punjab Thursday, police said. “The explosion took place when some laborers were cooking in one of the makeshift houses in New Smart Colony in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana city,” a police official…
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Petrol station bursts into flames in Delta [Photos]
A petrol station belonging to the Warri College of Education Multipurpose Cooperative Society caught fire in the early hours of today. The occurrence reported by a Facebook user was confirmed by the media aide to Delta state Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Ossai Ovie, who immediately called on the State’s fire service. Kevwe Ovbije reported the fire…
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Four die in Badagry gas explosion
An explosion by leaking gas cylinder at artisan’s shop in Ajara area of Badagry, Lagos, on Monday, killed four persons and left several others with severe burns. A correspondent, who visited the scene at Ajara Vetho, saw the dead bodies of two men and a woman lying in the area. Six buildings located near the…
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Xmas tragedy: Explosion rocks Delta community [PHOTOS]
An explosion from a domestic gas cylinder, Sunday, gutted a residential building opposite the Olomoro Community market in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that resultant fire from the explosion was so severe due to the absence of men of the fire service. Efforts made by sympathisers could not also…
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BREAKING: Pandemonium as petrol tanker tumbles, explodes on Festac bridge [Videos/photos]
There was pandemonium on Wednesday afternoon as a petrol tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) tumbled and exploded on Festac link bridge in Lagos, TheNewsGuru.com can authoritatively report. The tanker driver who was headed to the popular Apple Junction tumbled towards the Festac link bridge and exploded afterwards. When TheNewsGuru.com visited the…
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Four dead as explosion rocks Apapa jetty; others injured
There was pandemonium at Apapa, Lagos state, early Tuesday morning, as four persons were suspected to have lost their lives in an explosion, which led to an inferno, that rocked a petroleum jetty belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). TheNewsGuru.com gathers that the inferno started around 3.00 am when a petroleum-laden vessel was…