Truck Conveying Gas Explodes In Abuja
Residents of Gwagwa town a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, were thrown into confusion on Friday Night as a truck conveying gas exploded in the community.
This is contrary to rumours making the rounds that an aeroplane crashed in the Kubwa suburb of the FCT on Friday night.
The spokesperson for the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, also confirmed the incident to Newsmen.
Some eyewitnesses who spoke to Newsmen said the truck driver had suddenly parked at the spot and alerted people to run.
A resident, Sani Khalid, said a cover attached to one of the tanker’s compartments, was blown up, followed by the content discharge.
“And within a few minutes, the truck caught fire and exploded,” Khalid said.
The flame was still raging as of the time of filing this report.
“No one could ascertain the level of the damage caused by the inferno, as residents were watching the incident from afar,” a resident, Usman Muhammed, said.
A police source also noted that the explosion resulted from a fuel tanker crash.
“It wasn’t a plane crash but a fuel tanker crash that led to the explosion,” the source said.
When contacted, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh said, “We’re on it.”
