A tragedy that could have destroyed millions of naira in property and claimed many lives was luckily averted in Abuja as a tanker loaded with fuel caught fire.  A tanker loaded with fuel caught fire at the NNPC Super Mega Station, the largest one in Nigeria, along Kubwa road yesterday as the tragedy that could have destroyed millions of naira in property and claimed many lives was averted in Abuja. It was learnt that the fire, which started at 5.30pm as a tanker was trying to discharge fuel into an underground storage tank, caused staff, customers, and bystanders to flee to safety as sources at the scene said no lives were lost in the inferno. The driver of the tanker, who escaped unharmed, disclosed to a correspondent that staff of the filling station and pa$$ersby frantically tried to put out the fire with extinguishers, but all to no avail as they exhausted the extinguishers without making any impact. It took the timely intervention of Federal Fire Service and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials from Kubwa, who battled the raging fire finally put off. Customers who were in the station at the time of the incident hurriedly moved their cars away to avoid being caught up.

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Posted: at 14-12-2015 11:26 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

May God have mercy.

Posted: at 14-12-2015 11:36 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Oh my God protect your children from this distruction, where are the fire service men, they should please contact them to come immediately.

Posted: at 14-12-2015 11:48 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

God have Mercy

Posted: at 14-12-2015 12:21 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

This is terrible, hamattan is getting high day by day and the risk in it was dangerous. we just have to be careful in this season.

Posted: at 14-12-2015 12:30 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

So many tragedic occurrences here and there nowadays. May God help us. But something should be done to prevent all these fire outbreaks.

Posted: at 14-12-2015 02:09 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

yes burn it down

Posted: at 14-12-2015 05:23 PM (8 years ago) | Grande Master

NA wa o. Dis wey na only tanker and container dey kill and cause mayhem for dis country especially Lagos na wa o. Ambode u were not rig to stay at d air condition office o. Pls start working. Fashola work from d first day to d last.

Posted: at 14-12-2015 05:40 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Wat a price to pay for....

Posted: at 14-12-2015 10:20 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

tank God say nobody die.

Posted: at 14-12-2015 10:27 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Na disaster be this ooo.

Posted: at 6-01-2016 08:45 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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