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CNG-powered Vehicle Explodes In Edo, Injures Many
There was panic on Thursday morning in Benin, the Edo State Capital when a Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, powered vehicle exploded at NIPCO filling station along the Benin-Auchi Expressway.
The vehicle, in a video making the rounds, was smashed while people ran for dear lives as the loud sound from the explosion created panic among residents in the vicinity.
It was gathered that three persons sustained various degrees of injuries and have been rushed to a private hospital for medical attention.
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The incident comes in the wake of safety concerns raised about the conversion of petrol-powered vehicles to CNG as advocated for by the Federal Government as a measure to lower the cost of transportation following the removal of fuel subsidies.
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