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Four Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Rivers
There was palpable tension in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday after an explosion at a filling station which reportedly leaves four people dead. .
A source who spoke in confidence said ire broke out while welders were working on one of the fuel tankers at Sobaz filling station, opposite Timber Market.
“Perhaps they didn’t wash the tank very well before welding, that’s why it exploded,” the source said.
Local media reports say that four persons died from the incident.
Reacting to the incident, Timothy Iwuagwu, spokesman of the Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria, wielding a tanker whether empty or not, is risky and could kill the welder and people around.
Iwuagwu suggested that manholes of petrol tankers should be opened for at least 48 hours or more, and filled with water, before welding.
“A tanker or container, whether it is containing liquid volatile organic materials or used to be a container of such, remains dangerous without carrying out some precautionary measures which includes opening the manhole to be well ventilated for at least 48hours”, Iwuagwu said.
Three weeks ago, dozens of people were injured along airport road in Rumuodomaya in Rivers after a gas explosion in Adros Gas Plant. The state government has since sealed off the gas station.
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