By Longtong Yakubu
At least 20 people have been injured and shops razed following gas explosion that rocked Sheka quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, north-western Nigeria.
Spokesperson of Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif, who confirmed the incident attributed the cause of the incident to a man frying and selling fish near the gas shop that sparked the explosion.
According to him, the Fire Service received a distress call at about 7:04p.m on Thursday from one Adamu Muhd who reported the fire outbreak at Sheka Karshen Kwalta, Kumbotso LGA.
He said, “on arrival, we found a building of ground floor of about 40 by 40 feet used as a dwelling place and shops engulfed by fire.
“Twenty people were involved and they were rescued and taken to the hospital.”
In May, nine people died in a similar explosion while eight victims including school children were injured in Sabon Gari Area of the state.