Explosion at Ibadan

Ibadan, Nigeria - An explosion at a gas refilling plant at
Orita-Challenge area of Ibadan on Monday injured
four persons while two vehicles  and a motorcycle
were burnt.

The explosion, which occurred at the premises of
Hephzibah Petroleum Limited and Gas Refilling
Plant, happened at about 3. p.m. when a mobile
tanker was transloading gas into a stationary tank.

One of the burnt vehicles was a Passat car marked
PH 381 KJA while the other was a commercial cab
with registration number AL 461 AKN.

The burnt motorcycle was  marked GBY 278 QB.
The spokesperson of the police in Oyo State, Mrs
Bisi Clet-Ilobanafor, told newsmen at the scene of
the incident that those injured were passersby
outside the premises of the company.
Clet-Ilobanafor, who could not confirm the cause of
the explosion, however, said the wind may have
blown the flames beyond the walls of the company.

The police spokesperson, who said the injured
victims had been evacuated to LAD Hospital at
Orita-Challenge, urged residents to remain calm as
the incident was a mere industrial accident and not
a bomb explosion.

One of the victims, Oyelami Mufutau, said he
escaped death by divine intervention as he was
rescued from the burning vehicle by passersby.

The remaining victims—Muili Ahmed, Ismail Raji and
Paul Sunday—all expressed gratitude to God for
saving their lives.(NAN)