A gas plant exploded in Sabon Wuse, along the Kaduna expressway in Niger state on Saturday.
Gatekeepers News reports that property worth millions of naira was destroyed in the explosion which occurred during a gas trans-loading operation from a trailer tanker to a surface tank beside Kalasma filling station.
The trailer, gas plant, and a car belonging to a man identified as Abubakar Yakubu, which was parked nearby were completely burnt.
The fire spread to the nearby Ngeil Grains Processing Factory, destroying 550 bags of beans and six bags of soya beans.
Abdullahi Baba-Arah, director general of the Niger state emergency management agency (NSEMA) confirmed the incident to Punch.
The DG noted that no lives were lost, but property worth millions of naira was destroyed in the fire.
He said, “The incident happened during transloading of gas from a trailer tanker to a surface tank.”
“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.”
