An explosion due to fuel tanker at Rano Filling Station in Asokoro Area of Abuja on Friday night caused panic as residents thought it had been another bomb explosion.
The explosion which occurred around 8.15pm when the tanker was discharging its content and caught fire consequently of an electric spark resulted in a fire that later engulfed the tanker and a bus which was parked close to the station. Military personnel were immediately drafted to the scene and condoned off the station while firefighters battled to delay the fire. However, the firefighters and their equipment could not support the blazing tanker before tanker and the bus were completely burnt down.
The explosion which occurred around 8.15pm when the tanker was discharging its content and caught fire consequently of an electric spark resulted in a fire that later engulfed the tanker and a bus which was parked close to the station. Military personnel were immediately drafted to the scene and condoned off the station while firefighters battled to delay the fire. However, the firefighters and their equipment could not support the blazing tanker before tanker and the bus were completely burnt down.
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