20 injured as petrol tanker explodes in Kaduna

<p>No fewer than 20 people sustained various degrees of injuries following a tanker explosion at a petrol station in the Rigasa area of Kaduna State.</p>, <p>Mr Paul Aboi, Director of Kaduna State Fire Service, made this known in an interview with NAN on Thursday in Kaduna.</p>, <p>Aboi said among those injured were five federal firefighters, some personnel of Kaduna Vigilance Service and passers-by.</p>, <p>The director said the injured fire service personnel are currently receiving treatment at the Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital, Kaduna.</p>, <p>According to him, the tanker was offloading petrol at the station on Wednesday when the incident occurred.</p>, <p>Aboi blamed the incident on negligence on the part of the filling station, saying the offloading of the petrol shouldn’t have been done in the afternoon.</p>