BREAKING: Explosion rocks Rivers community, injures 20, razes 50 houses

Explosion connected Thursday evening rocked Aleto community, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, injuring 20 persons and razing 50 houses.

The incidental happened aft a pipeline belonging to the Nigeria Gas Company ruptured on Old Bori Road successful Aleto.

Many victims were said to beryllium rushed to hospitals, portion stalls and a mechanic workshop, wherever cars were parked, were affected by the explosion.

The Leader of the Eleme Legislative Council, Daniel Chuma, who visited the scene, confirmed the incident, stating that helium had written to the institution astir the leak and petitioned applicable authorities, but nary factual enactment was taken to halt it.

“There was a leakage connected different conception of the Nigeria Gas Company. We wrote to them and submitted a petition to NOSDRA and the Rivers State Ministry of Environment, copying the constabulary for urgent intervention.

“We asked for a associated investigation. We don’t cognize what they did earlier they left. Today, we were called to an detonation astatine the aforesaid Nigeria Gas Company pipeline that has destroyed implicit 50 houses and cars, with galore casualties. People person been rushed to the hospital,” Chuma said.

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