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Gas explosion kills four near Nigeria's oil hub: police

Xinhua, September 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

A gas explosion near the city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria's oil hub and capital of the southeastern state of Rivers, has killed four people, local police said Friday.

A local panel beater working at his workshop and three bystanders lost their lives in the incident late Thursday, state police spokesman, Ahmad Muhammad told Xinhua via telephone.

The incident occurred while the local panel beater was trying to refill a gas cylinder which suddenly exploded and wreaked havoc, the police mouthpiece said.

Bodies of the four victims have been deposited at a morgue, the policeman added. Endit