A gas plant has exploded in Sabon Wuse, along the Kaduna expressway in Niger state, destroying with it property “worth millions of naira”.
The explosion happered on Saturday during a gas transloading operation from a trailer tanker to a surface tank beside Kalasma filling station.
Both the trailer and the gas plant were completely burnt, including a car parked nearby, belonging to Abubakar Yakubu.
The raging inferno also spread to the Ngeil Grains Processing Factory, destroying “550 bags of beans and six bags of soya beans”.
Director general of the Niger state emergency management agency (NSEMA),
Abdullahi Baba-Arah, stated that no lives were lost, notng that property “worth millions of naira” was destroyed in the fire.
“The incident happened during transloading of gas from a trailer tanker to a surface tank,” Baba-Arah told Punch.
“Both the trailer and the gas plant were completely burnt, along with a car belonging to Abubakar Yakubu.
“The fire also gutted Ngeil Grains Processing Factory, destroying hundreds of bags of beans and soya beans.
“As of the time of filing this report, no lives were lost, and the fire has been brought under control.”
Our correspondent recalls that the explosion is the third in Niger state this year, following two recent tanker fires.
