Nigerians killed in huge gas plant explosion
Source: BBC
Nigerians killed in huge gas plant explosion
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A huge blast at a gas plant in south-eastern Nigeria has left an unknown number of people dead and injured.
A truck is reported to have exploded as it was off-loading butane cooking gas in the town of Nnewi in Anambra State. Locals are said have been there gathering gas for meals on Christmas.
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Reports of the scale of fatalities vary. Mr Okechukwutold AFP news agency at least two people had died, while a reporter for Associated Press said they counted the remains of 100 bodies.
A witness told the Vanguard newspaper that the blast was triggered when a truck began discharging cooking gas without waiting for the mandatory cooling time.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35178194
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And when I do, nearly every single one of them is the same as this: lack of patience. They failed to wait for the cooling time.
Regardless of knowing the source of my error, I persist.
That is why this is a truth: patience is a virtue.
Oh, if only there had been one naysayer there, admonishing them to wait.
Cher
Probably hundreds of people killed or injured. Nasty way to start Christmas.
