THREE DEAD, ONE INJURED IN KANO FUEL TANKER EXPLOSION (PHOTOS)
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Agency report
Three people lost their lives, while another sustained injuries in two separate fire incidents reported in Kano State on Friday, the Kano State Fire Service confirmed.
The agency made this known in a statement released on Saturday, signed by its Public Relations Officer, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi.
According to the statement, the first incident occurred on Friday around 1:30 pm, when a petrol tanker carrying 30,000 liters of fuel fell and exploded at the Kura Market junction along Zaria Road.
The tanker, with registration number NGZ 250 XA, reportedly knocked down a cyclist before it went up in flames.
The statement said the Emergency Response Unit received a distress call from a retired Civil Defence officer, Danlami Muhammad, prompting immediate deployment of firefighters from the service headquarters.
“On arrival, our men found the tanker fully engulfed in flames. Four people were affected; three were rescued unconscious and later confirmed dead, while the cyclist survived,” the statement added.
Firefighters, supported by police and FRSC personnel, contained the blaze and handed over the bodies to ASP Ahmad Lawan of the Kura Police Division.
Two fire trucks—one from the headquarters and another from the Kura station—were deployed.
The cause of the tanker crash is still under investigation.
The second incident occurred later the same day, at about 2:45 pm, when a fire broke out at Hamisu Plaza on Maiduguri Road in Taruni Local Government Area.
Firefighters arrived to find the upper floor of the two-story commercial building already engulfed in flames. Three shops were destroyed, while the team managed to save the remaining shops on the ground and first floors. A fire truck stationed at the ongoing trade fair quickly responded to the emergency.
The Kano State Fire Service confirmed that the cause of the plaza fire is also under investigation.
The Director of the agency, Alhaji Sani Anas, appealed to residents to exercise caution in handling fire, especially during the harmattan season, and urged motorists to adhere to traffic rules to prevent avoidable tragedies.
The incidents come amid other recent fire tragedies in Kano State. Nine days ago, four members of a family were burnt to death in an early morning fire that engulfed their residence at Kundila Layin Baba Impossible in Taruni Local Government Area.
Earlier, on Monday, November 11, 2025, no fewer than 25 temporary shops and 19 stores were destroyed by fire at the popular Singer Market in the Kano metropolis.
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