The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, PCNGI, has attributed the recent gas explosion at the NIPCO CNG station in Benin City, Edo State, to the use of an unapproved modified gas cylinder.

Preventing gas cylinder damage and explosions is crucial for ensuring safety in environments that handle compressed gases, such as industrial settings, laboratories, hotels, restaurants, and even ...

He lamented that in 2024 alone, gas explosions in Nigeria had claimed over 100 lives. He referenced the most recent incident in Port Harcourt on January 7, 2025, where 17 people sustained varying ...

Nigerians have expressed concerns over the safety of the Compressed Natural Gas converted vehicles following recent explosions involving some vehicles.

In May, the EPA conducted an initial cleanup to degas and recycle 3,582 intact compressed gas cylinders and to remove three 55-gallon drums of lithium-ion batteries, the agency said in a press ...

The materials are left over from an initial May cleanup in which three 55-gallon drums of lithium-ion batteries and 3,582 compressed gas cylinders were removed and recycled. The total cleanup cost ...

The threat of fires and explosions in waste management is increasing due to improperly discarded consumer products containing ... Add to that other fire hazards — compressed gas cylinders, ...

UPDATE: The Wellford Police Department said the loud noise was due to an explosion at an industrial center. Officers said a machine loaded with material containing a compressed gas cylinder ...

In May, the EPA conducted an initial cleanup to de-gas and recycle 3,582 intact compressed gas cylinders, and to remove three 55-gallon drums of lithium-ion batteries.

Agency says the number compressed gas cylinders that exploded "is hard to quantify but safe to say in the thousands." ... EPA concludes cleanup operations at deadly Clinton Twp. explosion site ...

In May, the EPA conducted an initial cleanup to de-gas and recycle 3,582 intact compressed gas cylinders, and to remove three 55-gallon drums of lithium-ion batteries.