A lightning strike has caused a huge gas explosion at a food waste recycling plant in Oxfordshire. Severn Trent Green Power, which processes food waste, confirmed that lightning struck a tank at its plant in Yarnton on Monday evening, October 2. JUST IN: A massive explosion went off in Oxford, UK. pic.twitter.com/3XJBx4dCB7 — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 2, 2023 In a statement, the firm said: “Severn Trent Green Power can confirm that at around 7.20pm this …
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Scores of Lagos residents who attended Mohbad’s candlelight procession tonight took to their heels when police allegedly threw tear gas to disperse them. A candlelight procession and memorial concert for Mohbad held Thursday night, Sept. 21. The procession started earlier in the evening at Lekki Phase 1 and the memorial concert began later by 8 PM at the Muri Okunola Park in Victoria Island, Lagos. However, by 11pm, those still carrying on the procession at Lekki began …
Russia has halted its supply of natural gas to Finland, the Finnish state-owned energy firm Gasum has said. After the EU and US sanctioned Russia over the war, Russia said “unfriendly” countries must pay for gas using the Russian currency, a move the EU considers blackmail. Finland imports most of its gas from Russia but gas accounts for less than a tenth of the country’s energy consumption and Finland said it will not pay for its supplies in roubles. …
A man has died and three other men were injured following a gas explosion that rocked a story building in Lagos. The explosion at number 13C, Palmgroove Estate, Cappa Avenue, off Ikorodu road, occurred around 6pm on Monday, July 27. It was gathered that the explosion was caused by gas leakage from the cylinder reportedly used in filling the air conditioner of the building. The three wounded people were rescued by emergency responders and taken to the hospital for treatment. …
A woman has died after suffering severe burns while answering a call close to her cooking gas. Friends took to Facebook to share photos of her burns after the incident as they prayed for her to survive. Unfortunately, her health took a turn for the worse and she died. Her friends are mourning her on Facebook while warning people to desist from answering phone calls near a cooking gas. See below.
An accident that could have claimed the lives of many people occurred along the Ijora under the bridge this afternoon June 12. A gas tank attached to a truck detached itself and fell off the bridge. Thankfully, no one was under the bridge when it landed. Men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority LASTMA have since arrived at the scene to manage the traffic resulting from the accident. Efforts are being made to remove the gas tank from the road. …