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Published 23 May 2021
No fewer than 64 persons were reported to have sustained various degrees of injuries as a petrol tanker exploded on Saturday in Kano.
The incident happened at the Al-ihsan filling station at Sharada in Kano Municipal Area of Kano State.
Malam Saminu Abdullahi, the spokesman for the Kano Fire Service, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Kano.
Abdullahi said out of the injured victims, eight fire service personnel were involved, adding 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.
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