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7 Jan
  One of the victims of the Orazi gas explosion in Rivers State has explained his ordeal, saying he escaped death by a whisker because it was their shop that got blown up. The Guardian visited the private hospital in Orazi, where three of the gas explosion victims were receiving treatment. Speaking to one of…
7 Jan
The Police in Rivers State yesterday commenced a full investigation into the gas explosion incident in the Oroazi community in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
6 Jan
In the wake of a devastating gas explosion in the Oroazi axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, the LGA chairman, Chijioke
6 Jan
At least 20 people, including a pregnant woman, four children, and a couple, were seriously injured in a gas explosion that occurred on Saturday afternoon in the Orazi axis of Port Harcourt. The incident took place near a densely populated area known as "Big Tree" causing panic among residents and passersby as the sound of…
5 Jan
A devastating gas explosion occurred on Sunday at Big Tree, Orazi in Port Harcourt, leaving over 20 persons, including children, severely burned. The incident has sent shockwaves through the community, with many of the victims receiving treatment at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. According to eyewitnesses, the explosion occurred in the afternoon, and firefighters…
26 Dec
It was a Christmas to forget for residents of Kpakungun, a suburb in Minna, after a gas explosion killed one and injured two people on
20 Oct
A gas explosion over the weekend killed one student and left no fewer than 10 others with various degrees of burns at Good Shepherd Catering School in Orokeonuoha, Ebonyi Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State. The Guardian gathered that the incident occurred when one of the students answered a phone call while cooking in…
20 Oct
The Ebonyi Police Command says no life was lost in Thursday’s gas explosion that occurred in Orokeonuoha Community of Ebonyi LG
30 May 2024
A GAS explosion, yesterday, rocked the Tejuosho NTA 10 area in Lagos State.The explosion was followed by a blaze that gutted dozens of
Ten people suffered various injuries in the gas explosion that occured in Ajegunle, Olodi Apapa area of Lagos state
1 May 2024
A gas explosion occurred in Ajegunle, Olodi Apapa area of Lagos State on Tuesday evening which saw ten people injured. Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho in a statement said a "routine offloading of gas cylinders into a shop has sparked an explosion in Ajegunle, Olodi Apapa, Lagos." READ ALSO: Fire guts…

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