{"id":116487,"date":"2025-02-19T17:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=116487"},"modified":"2025-02-19T17:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:35:15","slug":"explosion-rocks-zamfara-market-kills-five-persons-injures-many-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/explosion-rocks-zamfara-market-kills-five-persons-injures-many-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion rocks Zamfara market, kills five persons, injures many others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least five people have been confirmed dead, and many others injured following a gunpowder explosion at the Talata Mafara market in Zamfara State on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Reports said that the explosion occurred around 3:45 p.m. while traders and shoppers were engaged in their regular activities at the weekly market in Talata Mafara.<\/p>\n<p>A witness, Muhammad Aliyu, was quoted in a report to have said via telephone that the blast originated near a blacksmith\u2019s shop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe explosion happened at the blacksmith\u2019s tent in the market. I was very lucky\u2014I had just left the area when I heard the explosion, and then fire broke out,\u201d he recounted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I speak to you now, we have found five dead bodies, burnt beyond recognition, and more than 50 people have sustained varying degrees of injuries. They are receiving treatment at the Talata Mafara General Hospital,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to get reactions from the Zamfara State Police Command were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/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>At least five people have been confirmed dead, and many others injured following a gunpowder explosion at the Talata Mafara market in Zamfara State on Tuesday. 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