CNG Explosion: NIPCO Gas Management Opens Up on Causes …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
NIPCO Gas Ltd.’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station in Benin, Edo State, experienced an explosion on October 16, 2024. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. at the NIPCO filling station on Aduwawa, along the Benin-Auchi Expressway.
According to NIPCO’s preliminary findings, the explosion was caused by a fake and substandard CNG cylinder installed in a vehicle. The cylinder, not designed for CNG, exploded after being filled with approximately 4 SCM of gas. Fortunately, no fatalities were recorded, but two individuals sustained injuries.
The injured individuals, one with…
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