- Among the injured, there were five Federal firefighters, as well as members of the Kaduna Vigilance Service and passers-by
A tanker explosion at a petrol station in the Rigasa area of Kaduna resulted in injuries to over 20 individuals.
This information was shared by Mr. Paul Aboi, the Director of the Kaduna State Fire Service, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Kaduna.
Among the injured, there were five Federal firefighters, as well as members of the Kaduna Vigilance Service and passers-by.
The director said the injured fire service personnel are currently receiving treatment at the Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital, Kaduna.
According to him, the tanker was offloading petrol at the station on Wednesday, when the incident occurred.
Aboi blamed the incident on negligence on the part of the filling station, saying the offloading of the petrol shouldn’t have been done in the afternoon.
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