Fire guts petrol tank in Abuja filling station
A fuel tank was gutted by fire at the Mainland Oil and Gas filling station, Dutse junction, along the Kubwa Expressway, Abuja.
The incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
A witness, who pleaded anonymity, said he was about to queue for fuel at the filling station when someone screamed that a tanker, which was yet to offload fuel, was on fire.
Firefighters and security agencies were at the filling station to quench the fire and protect lives and property.
As of the time of filing this report, there was no casualty.
(NAN)
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