CNG-powered Car Explodes At A Gas Station In Edo State (Video)

A Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, powered vehicle exploded at NIPCO filling station along the Benin-Auchi Expressway on Thursday morning.

The vehicle, in a video making the rounds, was smashed while people ran for dear lives as the loud sound from the explosion created panic among residents in the vicinity.

It was gathered that three persons sustained various degrees of injuries and have been rushed to a private hospital for medical attention.

The incident comes in the wake of safety concerns raised about the conversion of petrol-powered vehicles to CNG as advocated for by the Federal Government as a measure to lower the cost of transportation following the removal of fuel subsidies.
 
Videos circulating online show the damage done to the vehicle following the explosion.

Watch The Video Below;
 

CNG Converted vehicle reportedly explodes in Edo state, while getting a refill.#ezikingsmedia

Me: how would someone in his right sense convert a ready made fuel consumption car into a CNG vehicle? How?
So, the manufacturer way manufacture the car to run on fuel na mumu abi? pic.twitter.com/QeD46tKU87

— Jonah kingsley. MNIM, PGD, arpa (@Jonahkingsley13) October 17, 2024