From John Adams, Minna
There was pandemonium in the ancient town of Zungeru in Niger State in the early hours of Monday as an explosion reportedly rocked the Hydroelectric dam situated in the area.
The explosion which left the people of the town scampering for safety occurred when the workers were yet to resume work for the day. It was said to have damaged some of the installations in the dam.
It was however gathered that some workers, mostly security personnel were injured in the incident, including one of the foreign engineers who was on routine check at the time of the explosion and have all been rushed to the Minna general hospital.
The engineer believed to be Chinese was first admitted to the emergency ward of the hospital for treatment for burns on the head and hand.
It was further gathered that because of the seriousness of his condition, his transfer was being arranged to the IBB Specialist Hospital also in Minna for proper medical attention.
The number of other workers injured as a result of the explosion is yet to be known but our source said that the injured are many.
The cause of the explosion is not known at the time of filing this report but the incident has caused power outages in areas in which the dam supplies electricity.