Three persons died while one other escaped with injuries in two separate fire incidents recorded in Kano State on Friday, according to the Kano State Fire Service.
The first incident occurred on Friday, around 1:30pm, when a petrol tanker carrying 30,000 litres of fuel fell and exploded at the Kura Market junction along Zaria Road.
The tanker, with registration number NGZ 250 XA, reportedly knocked down a cyclist before it went up in flames.
The statement said the Emergency Response Unit received a distress call from a retired Civil Defence officer, Danlami Muhammad, prompting immediate deployment of firefighters from the service headquarters.
“On arrival, our men found the tanker fully engulfed in flames. Four people were affected; three were rescued unconscious and later confirmed dead, while the cyclist survived,” the statement added.
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