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2002 Fires: Hayman Fire, Lagos Armoury Explosion, Ho Chi Minh City Itc Fire, 2002-03 Australian Bushfire Season, 2002 Mecca Girls' School Fire

2002 Fires: Hayman Fire, Lagos Armoury Explosion, Ho Chi Minh City Itc Fire, 2002-03 Australian Bushfire Season, 2002 Mecca Girls' School Fire


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Chapters: Hayman Fire, Lagos Armoury Explosion, Ho Chi Minh City Itc Fire, 2002-03 Australian Bushfire Season, 2002 Mecca Girls' School Fire, Al Ayyat Train Disaster, Field of Mars Fires. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Lagos armoury explosion was the accidental detonation of a large stock of military high explosives at a storage facility in the city of Lagos, Nigeria on the 27 January 2002. The fires created by the debris from this explosion burnt down a large section of Northern Lagos, and created a panic that spread to other areas. As people fled the flames, many stumbled into a concealed canal and were drowned. The explosion and its aftermath are believed to have killed at least 1,100 people and displaced over 20,000, with many thousands injured or homeless. The government of Nigeria launched an enquiry, which blamed the Nigerian Army for failing to properly maintain the base, or to decommission it when instructed to do so in 2001. The Ikeja military cantonment was a large military cantonment and storage area in the city of Lagos, situated north of the city centre near the districts of Isolo and Onigbongo. In January 2002, the base was being used to store a large quantity of "high calibre bombs," as well as other sundry explosives. On the afternoon of 27 January, a fire broke out in a street market being held next to the base, which was also home to the families of soldiers. At around 18:00 the fire apparently spread to the base's main munitions store, causing an enormous explosion. This blast killed many of the base staff and their families and immediately destroyed several nearby streets, flying debris starting numerous fires further afield. Tremors from the explosion also collapsed many buildings in the area, trapping people in the ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=484622


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156970720
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 64 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156970725
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Hayman Fire, Lagos Armoury Explosion, Ho Chi Minh City Itc Fire, 2002-03 Australian Bushfire Season, 2002 Mecca Girls' School Fire
  • Width: 229 mm


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