Tag: Explosion

  • BREAKING: Explosion rocks OML 40 managed by NNPC partners

    BREAKING: Explosion rocks OML 40 managed by NNPC partners

    The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) has reported an explosion at a production facility in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 40.

    NPDC is an upstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

    The affected facility is managed by NNPC partners, Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited.

    The incident occurred during evacuation at Gbetiokun Early Production facility.

    NNPC spokesman, Kennie Obateru, stated that there were no fatalities, injuries or significant spill after the blast.

    “There was, however, significant damage to the marine storage vessel, MT Harcourt, which will impact production by about 10,000barrels of oil per day”, he said in a statement Tuesday night.

    NNPC has commenced investigation to ascertain the cause of the incident.

  • Update: No one died in Otedola bridge explosion – Police

    Update: No one died in Otedola bridge explosion – Police

    The Saturday morning explosion that occurred on Otedola bridge in Lagos was not fatal.

    The Lagos State Police Command made the confirmation in a statement.

    The Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in an update, said the accident was recorded about 2.30am.

    It involved two heavy duty vehicles – one laden with Premium Motor Spirit, aka Petrol and the other carrying a container at Otedola end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

    Preliminary findings revealed that container driver lost control and rammed into the PMS tanker.

    “No life was lost. All efforts are on to ease traffic along the expressway,” the spokesman noted.

    Adejobi said the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has visited the scene for on the spot assessment.

    Aside the Police, other law enforcement and emergency agencies are on ground.

    They include Federal Road Safety Corps, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Lagos Fire Service, National Emergency Management Agency, and Lagos Emergency Management Agency.

  • BREAKING: Another explosion hits Lagos, Ogun communities

    BREAKING: Another explosion hits Lagos, Ogun communities

    An explosion has occurred between Lagos and Ogun border communities on Thursday, September 24.

    The explosion, which was heard as far as Harmony Estate and Obawole, Ogba, Iju in Lagos as well as Akute Ogun State, was said to have occurred around 3:30pm around Balogun Bus Stop in Ishaga.

    According to the Nation, there was a loud bang, which many residents reported across social media platforms was as a result of a gas tanker about to enter a newly built plant in a residential neighbourhood.

    A lawyer, Fisayo Eluyare, who was among those who raised the alarm, said the explosion nearly brought down his house.

    He wrote: “Gas explosion nearly brought my house down! The explosion didn’t even happen very close to my house but it shook the whole house and almost shattered my windows.

    “The light from the explosion came very close to my building. Thank you God o.”

    Other residents appealed for emergency responders to be alerted as the fire, they claimed, was already entering nearby homes.

    Contacted, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the incident, urging residents to stay away from the area.

    NEMA’s southwest Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye told The Nation that the agency’s officials were on ground and fire service has been contacted.

    He said: “Yes, a tanker exploded at Balogun Bus stop, Iju Ishaga. Our people are already there and fire service has been informed.

    “The tanker was trying to enter a gas plant when it exploded. There were domestic cylinders there and so, those ones also started exploding.

    “The fire has not extended to any building. It is still within the gas plant. People sustained burn injuries but no deaths reported yet. We have contacted fire service. We appeal to people to stay away from the area,” he said.

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  • Explosion kills five, injures 20 in Somalia amid Eid festivities

    Explosion kills five, injures 20 in Somalia amid Eid festivities

    Not less than five people were killed and more than 20 injured in Somalia in a blast on Sunday during festivities to mark the Eid al-Fitr festival.

    Speaking from Baidoa, 250 kilometres (150 miles) west of the capital Mogadishu, police officer Mohamed Muktar said: ‘The initial information we have received indicates the dead bodies of five people were collected from the scene of the blast and more than twenty others have been wounded.’

    The cause of the explosion was unclear.

    Muktar added: ‘The number of wounded people is over 20 including women and children, so that death toll could increase because some of these people are seriously wounded.’

    Witness Mohamud Ibrahim said the crowd had been dancing and singing when the blast occurred. Mr Ibrahim said: ‘I’m not an expert but I think there was a roadside bomb involved, the blast was huge and it caused casualties more than a grenade may cause.’

    Another witness, Abdi Hassan, said people had gathered at the spot on both Saturday and Sunday to enjoy the Eid festivities, especially dancing.

    Mr Hassan said: ‘How can someone shed the blood of innocent civilians when they have been enjoying their Eid festival?

    He added: ‘These perpetrators whoever they are have turned their happiness into sadness.’