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From John Adams Minna
Barely three weeks after a fuel tanker explosion killed over 100 people and injured 70 others, in Niger State, a gas plant exploded in Sabon-Wuse, Tafa Local Government, on Saturday night.
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NISEMA) confirmed the incident in Minna, saying the explosion occured at 11:00pm, at Tasiu Gas Plant, beside Kalasma Filling Station, Sabon Wuse, along Kaduna express way.
The statement by the Director of NISMA, Alhaji Baba Arah, explained that the incident occurred as a result of transloading of gas from a gas tanker to the surface tank.
According to him: “Both the gas tanker and the gas plant were completely burnt down, including a car belonging to one Abubakar Yakubu that was parked by the side the gas station.
Also, Ngeil grains processing factory behind the gas plant was completely razed down by the inferno, destroying about 550 bags of beans and six bags of suya beans.
He,however, disclosed that there was no report of any loss of life yet, while efforts were ongoing to clear the area as the fire has been put under control.
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