Panic erupted in the Rivers State on Saturday, October 3, after an alleged explosion at the state-run flourmill company.
At around 10 a.m., The Nation reported
that a huge explosion occurred in the local government area of Port Harcourt
City at the company located on Industry and Harbor Road.
The blast is said’ to have forced
residents of the area to flee for cover.
The epicenter was reported’ below the
ground, however; no tsunami alert was’ issued. The epicenter was reported’
below the ground, however; no tsunami alert was’ issued.
A source said: "When I heard the
explosion, I left the flour mills for about ten minutes. I don't know what the
reason is because we came back to this place but couldn't get in because It was
dangerous. "
Authorities have not yet released the
cause of the blast.
In another report, Governor Yahaya Bello
reacted strongly to a tanker explosion in Felele, Kogi State, on Wednesday,
September 23, which claimed many lives and damaged several cars.
In a statement issued by the state
commissioner for information and communications, Kingsley Fanwo, the governor
declared two days of mourning in honor of the victims of the mystery.
The statement said the decision was due to
the state government's respect for the lives of the Kogi people.
Meanwhile, a petrol tanker exploded in the
town of Felele in Kogi, killing scores of people and destroying vehicles,
sparking another fire in the state barely three days later.
This time, the catastrophe was caused’ by
a rising surge of electricity that began at midnight on Friday, September 25,
in a shop in Lokoja.
The store is part of an electronics mall
known as PeelLinks, The Nation reported.
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