November 06, (THEWILL) – At least five people have been confirmed dead while several other sustained varying degree of injuries after a kerosene-surface tank exploded at popular Kubwa Village Market in Abuja on Friday night.
THEWILL gathered that the bodies of the victims have been evacuated by a combined team of officers of the Nigerian Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Fire Service, among others.
The inferno, which gutted the adjoining shops in the area, was extinguished by men of the Fire Service.
An eyewitness, Chima Nnamdi, said the incident occurred at about 7:15pm, at a junction, around the L.E.A Primary School, Jaji Street, and few metres away from St Luke Catholic Church.
Nnamdi said he had, so far, counted at least five bodies, some of which were burnt beyond recognition, adding that several other people, who sustained injuries, had been taken to Kubwa General Hospital.
Another eyewitness, Jennifer, said the kerosene seller and her two children also died in the fire incident.
The Kubwa Police Area Commander, ACP Mohammed Ndagi Shebe, who confirmed the incident, debunked the rumour that it was a bomb explosion. He said the explosion was from a kerosene surface tank
The senior police officer said five dead bodies had so far been evacuated from the scene.
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