No fewer than seventeen tricycles and two petrol tankers were destroyed following two separate fire outbreaks at filling stations in Kano State on Tuesday.
The Public Relation Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday.
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He said the first incident happened at AA Ayagi filling station Kanye village along Gwarzo road in Kabo LGA of the state around 8:45 p.m.
“Our control room received a distress call at about 20:45 hours from one of our staff, Muhammad Wada Abdulsalam, reporting an outbreak of fire at AA AYAGI Filling Station, Gwarzo Road.
“Our men from Rijiyar Zaki division mobilized to the scene of the incident and on their arrival they found a fuel tanker containing PMS with registration number XPB 999 FA, owned by AA Ayagi Company, inferno occurred while offloading petrol.
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He said at the time of the incident, two compartments had already been discharged into an underground tank, while three remaining compartments, containing approximately 5,000 litres of petroleum products, were in the process of being offloaded adding the inferno completely destroyed the tanker truck.
He said the second incident happened at
Al-Wahida Nigeria limited petrol filling station at Rimin Kebe Karshen Kwalta, Nassarawa LGA where a petrol tanker belonging to BA Bello Company with registration number KHX 29 XA, carried about 45,000 litres of petroleum products.
“The fire which started during offloading the product, destroyed the tanker truck head and part of the tanker body, and 17 tricycle machines (Adaidaita sahu) were completely burnt,” he said.
He said it was by God’s intervention, the fire was contained and prevented it from further spread, and a portion of the petroleum products as well as parts of the tanker body were saved.
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Meanwhile, another fire incident at Kundila Quarters, near SALSA College has destroyed one room, one toilet, and one corridor at a residential building in the area.
The Director of the State Fire Service, Sani Anas, urged members of the public especially operators of filling stations and fuel tankers drivers to strictly adhere to safety regulations during fuel offloading and handling of flammable materials.
