{"id":55918,"date":"2021-12-23T17:52:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T16:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=55918"},"modified":"2021-12-23T16:16:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T15:16:23","slug":"many-feared-dead-as-explosion-rocks-petrol-station-in-awka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/many-feared-dead-as-explosion-rocks-petrol-station-in-awka","title":{"rendered":"Many feared dead as explosion rocks petrol station in Awka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Many are feared to have lost their lives in an explosion that rocked a petrol station in Awka, Anambra State.<\/p>\n<p>The number of casualties was yet to be ascertained.<\/p>\n<p>Also, cars parked in the petrol station were gutted in the resultant inferno.<\/p>\n<p>The fire was still raging at the time of writing this report.<\/p>\n<p>Details later\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Many are feared to have lost their lives in an explosion that rocked a petrol station in Awka, Anambra State. The number of casualties was yet to be ascertained. Also, cars parked in the petrol station were gutted in the resultant inferno. 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