CNG Explosion: NIPCO Gas Management Opens Up on Causes …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
NIPCO Gas Ltd.’s CNG station in Benin, Edo State, experienced an explosion on October 16, 2024, due to a fake and substandard Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) cylinder installed in a vehicle. The incident occurred at 5:30 p.m. at the NIPCO filling station on Aduwawa, along the Benin-Auchi Expressway.
According to NIPCO’s preliminary findings, the explosion happened when the vehicle arrived for CNG refuelling. The fake cylinder, not designed for CNG, exploded after being filled with approximately 4 SCM of gas.
The driver fled the scene, and two individuals were injured – one with a leg…
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