{"id":143260,"date":"2024-01-25T11:42:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T11:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/25\/two-injured-as-waste-bin-explodes-in-abuja\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T11:42:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T11:42:30","slug":"two-injured-as-waste-bin-explodes-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/25\/two-injured-as-waste-bin-explodes-in-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Injured As Waste Bin Explodes In Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>No fewer than two persons have been confirmed injured after a metal waste bin exploded in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the incident, in a statement made available to the public, on Wednesday, in Abuja, the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, disclosed that the explosion was not bomb related but occurred as a result of an overheated metal refuse bin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"acssf62a8\">She added that the two persons who sustained injuries were the refuse evacuators and are receiving treatment at the Maitama General Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"acssf62a8\">The statement reads: \u201cThe FCT police command hereby wishes to update the public on an alleged explosion on 24\/01\/2024 at about 1145 hrs, near a refuse dump outside the Bureau of Public Enterprise premises in Maitama, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0FG To Rehabilitate Four Rescued Abuja Sisters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cA rapid response team and members of the explosive ordnance disposal unit were deployed to assess the situation and preliminary findings indicate that an overheated metal refuse container activated under intense heat, exploded, thereby causing injury to two of the refuse evacuators, who are currently receiving medical attention in Maitama general hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FCT police command urges members of the public to exercise caution and refrain from using metal refuse bins.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1532573250\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No fewer than two persons have been confirmed injured after a metal waste bin exploded in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). 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