Many Dead As Fire Razes Filling Station Near Adamawa Airport

Scores of people have died as fire razed an MRS filling station near Yola International Airport in Adamawa State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday evening when a fuel tanker was discharging fuel with attendants present at the filling station.
Findings revealed that access to and from the state capital is restricted as the flames continue to spread around the station and nearby areas.
Firefighters from the Adamawa State Fire Service, Federal Fire Service, and the American University of Nigeria (AUN) are working to contain the blaze.
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Eyewitnesses reported that the explosion occurred while a truck was unloading petrol.
Several vehicles are reportedly engulfed in flames as firefighters work to contain the situation.
The area, which has more than 10 filling stations, is raising concerns that the fire may spread around the vicinity.
“We learn a loud bang and the filling station went up into flames while a fuel tanker was offloading,” a nearby businessman told SaharaReporters.
“The level of destruction of property is monumental,” another eyewitness said.
Authorities could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.

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