Yesterday’s chlorine cylinder explosion at the state
government’s water treatment plant at the Lamingo water
dam in Jos, Plateau state, left 14 people dead, with over a
hundred sustaining varying degrees of injuries from
poisonous gas inhalation.
The cylinder exploded at about 11.30 pm on Friday while
people were asleep, The Punch reports, and the gaseous
substance enveloped the entire neighbourhood.
On Saturday, Emmanuel Nanle, director of press and public
affairs to governor Simon Lalong, issued a statement on
behalf of the state government regarding the incident.
Affected persons are receiving treatment at “OLA Hospital,
Evangel Hospital (Jankwano), Plateau Specialist Hospital, and
Airforce Hospital. Some of the victims on hospital admission
have been discharged,” the statement read, in part.
“The contamination has been contained and does not affect the
water which has been supplied to public mains. Water from the
public mains is safe for consumption and is not affected in
anyway by the aerial contamination of chlorine from the
exploded cylinder.
“Government wishes to commiserate with the families of the
victims of this industrial hazard and has taken immediate
measures to address the issues of expired components of the
treatment plant and to guard against future re-occurrence of
this unfortunate incident,” the statement read.
The Saturday’s statement put the figure of fatalities at eight;
however, Thisday and The Punch published Melvin Ejeh,
executive director of a NGO, Global Peace and Life Rescue
Initiative’s, update after he visited the scene: he said the
death toll from the incident has gone up over 14 persons.
The Punch also indicates that, according to eyewitnesses,
no less than 160 people were injured due to excess chlorine
gas inhalation.
Ejeh has commended the Plateau state government for
paying the medical bills of the hospitalised victims of the
incident.
A pregant woman, children and students were among the
victims, as well as staff of the Nigeria Immigration Service,
all residents or workers of areas not far from the plant.
Speaking to The Punch, Nangor Ndam, PR manager of
Plateau state water board, said the cylinder must have been
leaking prior to the incident, but nobody noticed it until it
was too late.
The Saturday’s tragedy is the third time that expired
dangerous gas would escape from cylinders stored at the
warehouse.
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Wow. RIP to the dead.
1. There should be adequate compensation for the whole community. The greater your loss, the greater the amount. The families of the dead will receive theirs.
2. A proper enquiry should be carried out to forestall future occurrences and if anyone is at fault, he or she should be sanctioned.
3. The bills of all those invtheir hospital should be paid by the gorverment.

What is the population of the north now?

And Gowon is running around giving speeches about Igbo people.
Ewu h.ausa

mohince:
Yesterday’s chlorine cylinder explosion at the state
government’s water treatment plant at the Lamingo water
dam in Jos, Plateau state, left 14 people dead, with over a
hundred sustaining varying degrees of injuries from
poisonous gas inhalation.
The cylinder exploded at about 11.30 pm on Friday while
people were asleep, The Punch reports, and the gaseous
substance enveloped the entire neighbourhood.
On Saturday, Emmanuel Nanle, director of press and public
affairs to governor Simon Lalong, issued a statement on
behalf of the state government regarding the incident.
Affected persons are receiving treatment at “OLA Hospital,
Evangel Hospital (Jankwano), Plateau Specialist Hospital, and
Airforce Hospital. Some of the victims on hospital admission
have been discharged,” the statement read, in part.
“The contamination has been contained and does not affect the
water which has been supplied to public mains. Water from the
public mains is safe for consumption and is not affected in
anyway by the aerial contamination of chlorine from the
exploded cylinder.
“Government wishes to commiserate with the families of the
victims of this industrial hazard and has taken immediate
measures to address the issues of expired components of the
treatment plant and to guard against future re-occurrence of
this unfortunate incident,” the statement read.
The Saturday’s statement put the figure of fatalities at eight;
however, Thisday and The Punch published Melvin Ejeh,
executive director of a NGO, Global Peace and Life Rescue
Initiative’s, update after he visited the scene: he said the
death toll from the incident has gone up over 14 persons.
The Punch also indicates that, according to eyewitnesses,
no less than 160 people were injured due to excess chlorine
gas inhalation.
Ejeh has commended the Plateau state government for
paying the medical bills of the hospitalised victims of the
incident.
A pregant woman, children and students were among the
victims, as well as staff of the Nigeria Immigration Service,
all residents or workers of areas not far from the plant.
Speaking to The Punch, Nangor Ndam, PR manager of
Plateau state water board, said the cylinder must have been
leaking prior to the incident, but nobody noticed it until it
was too late.
The Saturday’s tragedy is the third time that expired
dangerous gas would escape from cylinders stored at the
warehouse.
www.naij.com/498758-jos-chemical-explosion-14-killed-hundred-hospitalized-inhaling-poisonous-gas.html