By Nneka Nwogwugwu
A petrol tanker has exploded on Saturday in Kano, leaving 64 persons injured.
The incident happened at the Al-ihsan filling station at Sharada in Kano Municipal Area of Kano State.
Confirming the incident, Malam Saminu Abdullahi, the spokesman for the Kano Fire Service, added that eight fire service personnel were involved, saying that no life was lost.
“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 said the tanker was offloading petroleum products at the filling station when the incident occurred.
“The victims were taken to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital and Nassarawa Hospital,” he said.