
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Residents of Dutse, Jigawa State, in Nigeria were thrown into chaos on Thursday evening when a fuel tanker exploded at a fuelling station, sending people running for their lives.</strong></p>



<p> The incident occurred at about 8pm at Shakkotu along Kiyawa Road, Dutse.</p>



<p>According to eyewitnesses, the explosion happened while the fuel tanker was offloading fuel at the station.</p>



<p>&#8220;I was nearby when I heard a loud explosion,&#8221; said Baba Nura, an eyewitness. &#8220;I rushed to the scene and saw that the fuel tanker had burst and the fire surrounded almost everywhere in the filling station.&#8221;</p>



<p>The Jigawa State Police Command confirmed the incident, stating that they received a report of the fire outbreak at about 8pm.</p>



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<p>&#8220;We immediately rushed to the scene with the fire service men,&#8221; said SP Shi’isu Adam, spokesperson for the Command. &#8220;For now, there is no report of deaths, but our men are at the moment at the scene of the incident and details would be released later.&#8221;</p>



<p>The area was cordoned and barricaded immediately after the incident, and fire service men were deployed to bring the situation under control.</p>



<p>This incident comes on the heels of a similar fuel tanker explosion in Suleja, Niger State, earlier this month, which resulted in the loss of at least 98 lives.</p>
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