At the least 105 individuals have been confirmed useless following a petroleum tanker explosion in Majiya city, in Taura Native Authorities Space of Jigawa State.
The Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, Shiisu Adam, confirmed the determine in a phone interview with PUNCH On-line on Wednesday.
He stated that about 55 individuals sustained varied levels of accidents and had been hospitalized at Ringim Normal Hospital.
“As I’m speaking to you now, the casualty determine is about 105 and the variety of injured is 55 as in opposition to the 50 earlier confirmed,” he stated.
Based on him, the incident occurred at about 11:30 pm on Tuesday night time in Majia City, when the tanker driver misplaced management close to Khadija College.
The tanker, he stated, left Kano, on its option to Nguru city in Yobe State, when the tanker driver ultimately misplaced management of the automobile and it exploded.
It was gathered that after the incident some individuals went there to scope the product which led to the loss of life of many individuals.
It was additionally gathered that some injured individuals have additionally been taken to Federal Medical Centre Birnin Kudu as a result of restricted variety of beds on the Ringim Normal Hospital.
Preparations are at present being made to present the useless individuals a mass burial given that almost all had been burnt past recognition.
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