Culled from: The Sun News National
A
huge explosion at the MRS terminal at the Tin Can Island Port yesterday shook
the entire Apapa area and its environs to its foundation, sending residents to
scamper for safety.
Official reports said no life was lost but four persons
were seriously injured in the explosion, which sent shockwaves to people’s
psyche, buildings and installations in the environs.
Daily
Sun learnt that the explosion, which occurred at about 11.40am was sparked off
by a welding activity on board a self-propelled barge, which was alleged to be
loaded with petroleum products.
Eyewitnesses told Daily Sun that the fire burnt
for close to thirty minutes before the explosion saying surprisingly the fire
could not be contained by the company before the let off.
It
was gathered that the impact of the explosion threw off persons conducting the
welding on board the barge, and that the whole Tin Can port and its environs
quake with the explosions.
