Monday following an explosion
which occurred at Amokwe in
Udi Local Government Area of the
state.The incident threw residents and
their relations into serious
apprehension.
However,the Enugu State police
command in a statement which
doused the tension said the
explosion was caused by
fireworks packed in a building.
In the statement issued by the
spokesperson of the command,
Mr Ebere Amaraizu, DSP, he said
the police “have commenced a
full scale investigation into an
incident of explosion at Amokwe
Udi in Udi local Government Area
of Enugu State on 16/3/15 by
5pm, with a view to finding out
the possible cause of the sudden
explosion.
“Some of the injured have been
taken to the hospitals just as men
of the Explosive Ordinance
Department of the Enugu State
command have cordoned off the
place with other operatives.
“Meanwhile, instant analysis of
the incident by the operatives of
the Explosive Ordinance
Department on ground at the
scene of the explosion revealed
that it was occasioned by high
calibre pyrotechnics, (FIREWOKS)
in a large quantity packed in the
house of the owner that
exploded.
“A trailer load of the said high
calibre pyrotechnics, (FIRE
WORKS) was brought into the
house on 15/3/15,” the
statement added.
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