{"id":110157,"date":"2024-01-17T11:54:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=110157"},"modified":"2024-01-17T11:54:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T10:54:21","slug":"rescue-operations-ongoing-as-explosion-rocks-ibadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/rescue-operations-ongoing-as-explosion-rocks-ibadan\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescue Operations Ongoing As Explosion Rocks Ibadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">There was panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening as loud explosion rocked the ancient city, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe heard a loud bang around 07:30pm. Dominos shattered, Ace Mall in Bodija destroyed,\u201d a panic-stricken resident told our correspondent over the phone.<\/p>\n<p>The number of casualties could not be confirmed but it was gathered that victims have been rushed to hospitals while some residents are trapped in the rubble of buildings that caved in due to the impact of the blast.<\/p>\n<p>The Zonal Coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the South-West, Saheed Akiode, said that emergency responders including the operatives of the Fire Service in Oyo State have been deployed to the scene of the incident on Awolowo Way by Adeyi Avenue, behind a Central Mosque, in Bodija.<\/p>\n<p>Also, in a terse statement on X (formerly Twitter), the Oyo State Government said it is aware of reports of an explosion in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResidents are urged to remain calm as security agencies are investigating this to determine the source and cause of the incident,\u201d the government said.<\/p>\n<p>In an update, the state government said, \u201cRelevant agencies are carrying out search and rescue operations at the scene of the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Oyo State Police Command in a post on X confirmed the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Photos and videos of the incident have begun to flood social media.<\/p>\n<p>However, unconfirmed sources hinted Pointblanknews.com that the explosion may have been caused by activities of illegal miners who stored explosive materials in the homes.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening as loud explosion rocked the ancient city, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration. \u201cWe heard a loud&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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