ABUJA – Commuters along the Murtala Muhammed Expressway, also known as Kubwa Express, experienced confusion and panic on Thursday evening when the Mainland Filling Station, located near the Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN), caught fire.
The fire began around 4:30 PM when a tanker was discharging fuel at the station. The blaze caused significant alarm as the filling station shares a fence with a cooking gas station, Samolad, increasing the risk of a more severe explosion.
At the time of this report, firefighters were actively working to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to the gas station.
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The heat from the flames could be felt up to a kilometre away, causing further distress among commuters and residents in the vicinity.
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The filling station is situated near an emergency station of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and close to the Kubwa station of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service, which is located within the PSIN.
Emergency responders and firefighters from various agencies, including the Federal Fire Service, are at the scene battling the fire. Security personnel have cordoned off the area, and traffic on the 10-lane expressway has been restricted to the speed lane to ensure safety.
At around 5:45 PM, a firefighting truck from the Federal Fire Service, which had run out of water, was seen leaving the scene to refill.
Efforts to fully extinguish the fire and ensure the safety of the surrounding area are ongoing.
