The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the fire started at about midnight on Tuesday
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They said the tanker was loaded with diesel, but had one of its compartments broken down and a welder was called to repair it
As at the time of this report, the charred bodies of the children had yet to be evacuated from their one-room apartment, while the police had arrested their mother for alleged negligence
A senior brother to then bride, AbdulHafiz Yusuf, said that they received a distress call around 2.30am informing them of the disaster
Biodun Obisesan, the Public Relations Officer of the fire service, said the fire was caused by short circuit in the electrical system
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the explosion, which occurred shortly after 11am, caused panic in the area as many scampered to safety
Rasaq Fadipe, the Director of Lagos State Fire and Safety Service, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos
Umbugadu Namo, the witness, told NAN that the level of destruction by the fire could have been smaller if the fire service had intervened on time
He said: “It is very unfortunate that we are witnessing another fire incident for the second time in less than 20 days in the market
Baba expressed concern that the market was recording the second fire incident within one month
The Public Relations Officer of the state fire service, Mallam Kasim Musa, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano that the incident occurred around 2am on Tuesday
“Government and well-meaning Nigerians should come to my aid because as it stands now, the only thing keeping me alive is my children
Shaban Ishaku, the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, while addressing newsmen at the scene of the incident, said he was shocked when he received news of the fire outbreak
The fire, which raged for hours, started when a tanker discharging fuel suddenly exploded, causing panic as huge smoke enveloped the entire Central Business District of the Capital City
Muhammed also said that six houses were also burnt in the resultant inferno, which occurred on Saturday evening
The cause of the fire was not known but Kabiru Lawal, the Chairman of Grain Traders Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the inferno resulted from a power surge
The fire, the cause of which was yet to be ascertained at the time of filing this report, razed down three hostel blocks in the school
He said that some youths, however, made efforts to put out the fire by breaking open a portion of the house, but could only rescue the deceased’s nine-year-old son, Aondongu
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is an important regional hub for East Africa, with many long-distance flights landing there to connect to countries across the region
The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the smoke was still bellowing from the blazing barge in the evening of August 5.
The barge, owned by Sterling Oil Global, according to a source, was
being used in transferring crude oil to a vessel when the disaster
struck