Metro
Heavy Explosion Rocks Abia, Destroys Missionary School
A huge fire from an explosion at Saclux Paints Industry in Umuahia, the Abia capital, on Sunday destroyed a missionary school building in the neighbourhood.
Mr Emeka Okereke, the owner of the school, known as Love for Africa Mission, told Newsmen that a tanker, allegedly bearing ‘black oil’ exploded inside the company’s premises around 1 pm.
He said that the fire started with an explosion shortly after they ended the Sunday service at the school.
“We ended the Sunday service around 12:15 pm and I was trying to lock up the gate, when I heard a heavy explosion, accompanied with billows of heavy smoke and fire moving up the sky.
“The incident caused panic and stampede as everyone of us scampered into different areas, including the nearby bush, for safety,” he said.
He said that the fire later spread into the school building, which doubles as his family residence, when oil from the exploded tank spilled into the compound.
He said that as the fire raged, some youths in the area made attempts to move into his building in order to rescue some valuables.
Okereke said that he restrained them because he feared that they might be trapped inside the building.
“But when they insisted and attempted to pull down the entrance gate, I gave them the key with which they entered the compound,” he said.
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Ikechukwu Odii
December 4, 2017 at 1:59 pm
Boko don come east
Leonard Jude
December 4, 2017 at 1:07 pm
Fake news
Onyee Kachi
December 4, 2017 at 11:59 am
De worst is Dat umuahia don’t have fire equipments
Auwal Ibrahim
December 4, 2017 at 10:11 am
Ipob Haram in action. No lefelendum more bombings
Jina Felix
December 4, 2017 at 11:13 am
Fool Abia state will not be like ur place Hahahahah go and face ur boko haram problem in the North because of una envyness and wickedness… I pray that boko haram will wipe all Hausa fulani people out of this world.. Bunch of Terrorist
Japhet Chizoba
December 4, 2017 at 11:21 am
You are a Big fool
Joseph Okechukwu
December 4, 2017 at 12:15 pm
Aboki go to bush where u belong
Amaka Anyiam Felix
December 4, 2017 at 12:32 pm
fool
John Nwaeze
December 4, 2017 at 1:21 pm
We are Christian and not Islamic terrorists like you that are terrorizing the whole world. We know that you Muslims has no value to Human life, find out the cause or root of the explosion before you start celebrating the lost of lives and properties.
Ifegod Nwofor
December 4, 2017 at 9:24 am
Is a lie, saclux paint industry cought fire and destroy a school near by.
Ifeanyichukwu Madunagu Frank
December 4, 2017 at 7:49 am
Nigeria military on mission to destroy south east