According to the Niger State Fire Service, an early morning
fire outbreak occurred at the NNPC depot in Suleja. Mr Mohammad Kwale, the
officer in charge of the service in Suleja said on Sunday that the outbreak
affected the loading section in the depot.
”The outbreak started around 4:30am when we were called. By
5:00am we have put out the fire. An articulated vehicle was burnt while the
loading canopy and some pipes were damaged. No life was, however, lost in the
incidence,” he told NAN.
A loud explosion reportedly woke up the residents this
morning, adding that they later understood it was from the depot.
”
The explosion was like bomb. But a colleague of mine later
informed me that it was the tyre of an articulated vehicle that bust at the
loading bay.
”The depot has been sealed and fire service officials and
the road safety are at the scene,” another eyewitness said.
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