{"id":43357,"date":"2020-09-25T23:34:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T22:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=43357"},"modified":"2020-09-26T09:55:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T08:55:14","slug":"one-explosion-too-many-as-petrol-tanker-explodes-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/one-explosion-too-many-as-petrol-tanker-explodes-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"One Explosion Too Many As Petrol Tanker Explodes In Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While victims of the Iju-Elliot gas explosion were still counting their losses, another petrol tanker Friday night has exploded along the airport road, Ajao Estate area of Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming few days after a petrol tanker in Lokoja the Kogi State capital exploded around the state polytechnic killing over 20 persons including school children.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Details of the latest Lagos incidence are yet to be out.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While victims of the Iju-Elliot gas explosion were still counting their losses, another petrol tanker Friday night has exploded along the airport road, Ajao Estate area of Lagos State. 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