VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT LOST IN SUSECTED GAS BLAST AT BORNO WORKSHOP

April 7, 2025

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At a Borno State Mechanical Workshop in Maiduguri, a wildfire that is thought to have been started by a gas explosion has destroyed numerous automobiles valued at millions of naira.

All of the government cars in Borno Express Transport Corporation’s fleet are serviced by the facility.

Even though firefighters who had been sent to the scene made a concerted effort to extinguish the fire, the event, which began at around noon on Monday, produced chaos as people scrambled for safety.

Despite the fact that no one was killed, one of the firefighters (names withheld) suffered serious injuries during the incident.

This incident is coming barely 24 hours after another mysterious fire razed communities of Wanori and Nguluri in the Konduga local government area of the state. The two affected communities host many Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

The Commissioner of Transport and Energy, Aliyu Buba Bamanga who was sighted at the scene declined to comment, as he said, “The Governor is billed to come and see the damage, so I cannot make any statement to prempt what His Excellency, Professor Babagana Zulum would say”.

At the time of filing this report, the Governor has yet to visit the scene, as smoke goofing everywhere from the main building.