64 Injured As Petrol Tanker Explodes In Kano

Roughly 64 persons were reported to have sustained several degrees of injuries as a petrol tanker exploded on Saturday in Kano.

The incident occurred at the Al-ihsan filling station at Sharada in Kano Municipal Area of Kano State.

The spokesman for the Kano Fire Service, Mallam Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Kano.

Abdullahi said out of the injured victims, eight fire service personnel were involved, he added that no life was lost.

According to Abdullahi, “On receiving a distress call from one Malam Umar Shuai,’bu and Nigeria Communication Commission about 04:20 p.m that there was a tanker that has caught fire in Sharada.

“We quickly dispatched our personnel and vehicle to the scene of the incident at about 04:24p.m to rescue the victims.”

He stated that the tanker was offloading petroleum products at the filling station when the incident happened.

“The victims were taken to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital and Nassarawa Hospital,” he added.

He urged the public to always call the fire service immediately they encounter any fire incident.