On Wednesday, a tanker explosion at a filling station in the Rigasa area of Kaduna State’s Igabi Local Government Area injured at least 20 people.

Five firefighters, members from the Kaduna State Vigilante Service, and onlookers were among those injured in varied degrees by the incident.

According to the State Director of Fire Service, Mr. Paul Aboi, on Thursday, the fire service members are currently undergoing treatment at the Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital in Kaduna.

He stated that the tanker was discharging gasoline when the incident occurred on Wednesday.

He blamed the situation on the filing station’s incompetence, stating that the petrol should not have been offloaded in the afternoon.

He warned petrol owners not to imperil their lives by dumping the product at the wrong time (evening).