The explosion, which occurred at about 8pm on Tuesday, has been confirmed by the Oyo State Government
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According to those in the ancient city, the explosion occurred at about 7pm, with the sound travelling very far
This was revealed in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Oluwaseun Abolurin, on Friday.
Abolurin said that the incident, also meant to vandalise the oil pipelines of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited in Liberty Estate and its environs in Alimosho Local Government Area, was averted on Thursday.
No fewer than six persons sustained various injuries when a petroleum tanker exploded Monday at Sandaji Filling Station in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Many people are feared dead following an explosion in an illegal oil refining site in Ibas Community, Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, said this on Friday in a press statement he issued.
Hundreds of people had arrived to tackle the fire when a number of containers exploded at the site in Sitakunda.
The Agency’s Acting Controller-General, Samson Karebo, said this in Abuja Tuesday that the total number of firemen at the federal level, combined with the number of their counterparts in the states was inadequate to fight fire.
Six vehicles were also razed during the incident which had thrown the community into panic.
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The explosion occurred at 1.30 p.m.
The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the death of three persons in the explosion.
Toluwani, a resident of the market area and trader, claimed that goods worth millions of naira were destroyed.
Spokesperson of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Muhammad Jalige, confirmed the incident to NAN.
The incident, which occurred around 6:30am on Monday, sent people especially at Mile 3 motor park running to different places for safety.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the accident occurred at 2am when the 40ft containerised truck, loaded with fabric, had a brake failure while moving inward Berger.
According to reports, the unfortunate incident occurred when a container truck loaded with fabric experienced a brake failure and collided with a 33,000 litres fuel tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, belonging to a downstream operator, the impact of which resulted in the fire outbreak.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the country’s state-owned oil firm, claimed the explosion occurred as a result of a truck that hit gas cylinders near one of its petroleum pipelines.
The explosion occurred late on Sunday after the driver of a tanker ladened with petrol on his way from Suleja axis of the road was said to have lost control and rammed into a trailer, which was coming from Minna and heading towards Suleja.
The incident occurred on Monday at about 7:58pm, The Eagle Online was told.