A fire has reportedly engulfed the Mainland Oil and Gas Filling Station located in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Eyewitnesses reported that the blaze started at around 5:30 p.m.
The inferno was reportedly caused after a tanker discharging fuel at the filling station caught fire during the process.
The FCT Fire Service and police have deployed personnel to the scene to extinguish the inferno and maintain order.
The FCT Police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident, and the FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, quickly mobilized to the scene.
Adeh said no death was recorded, adding that the blaze was under control.
She said, “In response to the inferno outbreak at Mainland Oil and Gas filling station in Kubwa, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth Igweh, swiftly mobilised police patrol teams from Kubwa division and personnel of PMF 50 alongside operatives of the Federal Fire Service to the scene to possibly rescue victims, extinguish the inferno, and protect other assets of the filling station from being engulfed.
“While no fatalities were recorded, preliminary investigation revealed that a tanker discharging fuel actually caught fire, but with the combined effort of the police operatives, fire service personnel, and members of the public, the inferno was extinguished even though the tanker got burned completely.
“While the cause of the inferno outbreak is yet to be ascertained, the situation is now very much under control, as the blaze has been extinguished.”
