Fire Outbreak: 20 Injured As Petrol Tanker Explodes in Kaduna
- The people living in Rigasa, a town in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, are facing great distress after a devastating tanker explosion occurred
- According to reports, around 20 individuals, including federal firefighters, suffered injuries in this tragic event
- These injured firefighters were transported to the Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital in Kaduna for medical treatment
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Rigasa, Kaduna - A petrol station explosion in Kaduna's Rigasa area resulted in injuries to at least 20 individuals.
As reported by Daily Nigerian, this information was shared by Paul Aboi, the Director of the Kaduna State Fire Service, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna.
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Mr. Aboi explained that those injured included five Federal firefighters, members of the Kaduna Vigilance Service, and bystanders.
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He added that the injured fire service personnel were treated at the Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital in Kaduna.
The incident occurred while a tanker unloaded petrol at the station on Wednesday.
Mr Aboi attributed the cause of the explosion to negligence on the part of the filling station, emphasizing that unloading petrol in the afternoon was an unsafe practice.
Tension as bandits kill Kaduna Imam, injure 2 others
In another report, bandits have attacked a mosque at the Ga Allah Babba village near Sabon Layi in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna.
The bandits killed the chief imam of the mosque and two other worshippers, while two persons sustained injuries.
Legit.ng reports that “bandits” is the catchall phrase for criminal gangs masterminding frequent bouts of abduction, maiming, sexual violence, and killings of citizens across vast swaths of northern Nigeria.
Tension as hoodlums kill Borno lawmaker’s daughter
Meanwhile, there was tension and unrest around the Dikechiri Bayan Gidan Dambe area in Maiduguri after unknown persons killed a lawmaker's daughter.
Fatima Bukar, the victim, was found lifeless at her residence with her hands and legs tied behind her back on Tuesday, October.
The victim's husband took the corpse to the police station, after which Governor Babagana Umara Zulum ordered an autopsy.
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