Fire outbreak at NNPC depot Suleja

The Niger State Fire Service has confirmed an early
morning fire outbreak at the NNPC depot in Suleja.
Mr Mohammad Kwale, the officer in charge of the
service in Suleja, told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) 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 resident of Maje, Malam Garba Magaji, a settlement
few metres away from the depot, told NAN that a loud
explosion 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. (NAN)