Tag Archives: EXPLOSION

Six South Sudanese children were killed and eleven others injured while playing with an explosive device in Maji II Refugee Settlement in Uganda’s Adjumani district. According to Wilson Manyok, the chairperson of South Sudanese Refugees in Northern Uganda, Wednesday’s explosion killed six children on the spot and two others succumbed …

A mother has died in a gas explosion at Abogri, a suburb of New Jauben South Municipality of the Eastern region. The deceased Ellen Adubea Antwi Christabel died while on admission at Eastern Regional Hospital. Her 29-year-old husband Zakaria Osmanu and their seven (7) month old baby also sustained second-degree …

A petrol tanker exploded inside the Upper West Region capital, Wa, on Sunday, killing two people and injuring one other, according to media reports. The deceased, 24-year-old Amidu and Issahaku, were working on leakages on the tanker at the Wa Magazine when the explosion occured, news portal myjoyonline.com reported. It …

At least two people were killed and several injured in an explosion Wednesday in the center of the Spanish capital, Madrid, according to the city’s mayor. The blast, which occurred in a building on Toledo Street, caused widespread damage, according to video footage tweeted out by the Madrid city hall …

One of the badly injured victims of last week’s gas explosion disaster at Mighty Gas filling station in Ho in the Volta Region has died The only female victim died at the Ho Teaching Hospital where she was on admission with 13 others since the incident occurred on November 11, …

A 300 Level student of the University of Calabar, Umo Aniekpeno, was reportedly burnt to death by a generator explosion in Calabar, Cross River State capital.   It was gathered that the student of the Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basics Medical Sciences, died after the generator exploded at her …

Worrying news reaching My News Ghana confirms that a gas explosion at Adenta Powerline in the Adentan Municipal Assembly has left over 30 residents homeless. An eye witness says that the fire started when one of the residents, a woman, forgot to turn off her gas cylinder after cooking lunch. No casualties …

A furnace explosion at the United Steel Company Limited on Monday, August 24 at the Freezone Enclave in Tema has injured nine persons and destroyed property belonging to MND Metals Company Limited. The nine injured included; six Ghanaians and three Indians working in the company (United Steel Company); the impact …

Information reaching My News Ghana indicates that an explosion believed to be from a grenade bomb has occurred at South Labadi Estate leaving three children in critical condition. Reports say that the three (3) children went to the beach to win sand and found the “bombs” buried in the ground. Not knowing …

Protesters clashed with Lebanese security forces at anti-government demonstrations in Beirut on Thursday. Officers deployed tear gas on dozens of people near parliament. Demonstrators were angered by Tuesday’s devastating blast, which officials say was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely since 2013. Many in Lebanon say government …