There was palpable tension at Azikiwe road in Umuahia, the Abia capital as an unexpected explosion on Tuesday rocked the Diocesan Headquarters of Umuahia Catholic Archdiocese, popularly Mater Dei Catholic Church.
It was gathered that the explosion which occurred in the church premises at about 2:45pm, caused pandemonium in the area as residents who were taken by surprise scampered for safety.
Sources within the cathedral disclosed revealed that the explosion was caused by an old abandoned petrol tank which had been buried and long forgotten.
The church gardener, after his routine clean up was said to have unknowingly set fire on heap of refuse collected while cleaning the compound directly where the tank was buried
The heat from the fire was said to have triggered the explosion which affected roofs of houses around the cathedral.
No life was said to however been affected by the incident.
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Until the time of filing this report, the State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike was yet to reply a text message sent to him while the spokesman of the command when contacted on telephone said that he was yet to be briefed of the incident.
