The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has said there was no casualty in the fire outbreak at a filling station in the Kubwa area of Abuja on Thursday.
The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday night after the situation was put under control.
“In response to the fire outbreak at Mainland oil and gas filling station in Kubwa, Abuja, on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at about 05:30 p.m., 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 fire, and protect other assets of the filling station from being engulfed,” Adeh explained.
“While no fatalities were recorded, preliminary investigation revealed that a tanker discharging fuel actually caught fire.
“With the combined effort of the police operatives, fire service personnel, and members of the public, the fire was extinguished even though the tanker got burned completely.”
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Adeh said while the cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained, the situation is now very much under control, as the fire has been extinguished.
The FCT Police spokesperson added that further development will be communicated in due course.
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