Daily Trust (Abuja)

Nigeria: Fire Guts 14 Tankers in Kaduna

By Christiana T. Alabi, 8 March 2013

Kaduna — Fourteen tankers containing AGO (diesel) were gutted by fire on Wednesday night at the Major oil garage located along Kachia-Kaduna express way in Sabon Tasha, Kaduna.

However, a source confirmed to Daily Trust that 14 tankers filled with diesel were burnt and the fire started while transferring the product from one tanker to the other.

The director of fire service in Kaduna state, Adamu Kadam when contacted confirmed the incident saying the inferno occurred while transferring AGO from one truck to the other and 14 trucks were burn.

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