Three
people were killed when two fuel-laden articulated vehicles exploded at
Gyazama village, along the Funtua-Birnin Gwari road in Dandume Local
Government Area of Katsina State. Alhaji Abdulkadir
Muhammad, the
Transition Committee Chairman of Dandume Local Government Council, told
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dandume that four other persons
sustained burns of various degrees.
He also said that six houses were also burnt in the resultant inferno which occurred on Saturday evening.
NAN
reports that the blaze started when some drivers were transferring fuel
from a broken-down vehicle to another through the use of a pumping
machine.
Muhammad said that two of the deceased were the
operators of the pumping machine, while those who sustained burns were
receiving treatment at Funtua General Hospital.
He added that the houses were burnt because of the fuel which spilled from the scene of the incident.
Muhammad,
who was an eye-witness, explained that the fire could not be contained
by the Dandume council's firemen, adding that it took the intervention
of nearby firemen from Faskari, Funtua and Dandume local government
areas to put it off.
He said that the fire lasted up to Sunday
morning, adding that he attended the burial of the deceased, while
paying condolence visits to the victims' families.
Muhammad
warned people in the area against illegal parking of vehicles, poor
handling of flammable fuels as well as inappropriate use of pumping
machines
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