Nigeria blast kills two, dozens hurt as buildings collapse

At least two people were killed and dozens injured when explosives stored at a private residence detonated in Nigeria’s Oyo state, its governor said on Wednesday.
A Reuters witness saw several collapsed houses and wrecked cars from the impact of Tuesday’s blast, which sent panicked residents into the streets.
Emergency services and security officials used bulldozers to clear debris during a search and rescue operation on Wednesday in a neighbourhood of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state about 130 km (80 miles) from Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos.
Some houses had roofs blown off and windows shattered and their owners watched from a distance as officials searched for survivors.
Police cordoned off the blast site, where a huge crater could be seen from a distance.