A filling station belonging to Conoil is currently burning in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Witnesses said the fire started at about 3:00 p.m.
The Conoil filling station is opposite the headquarters of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in the Abuja Central Area District. The cause of the inferno is still unknown at the time of filing this report.

It was gathered that a petrol tanker discharging gasoline exploded at the Conoil gas station opposite the NNPC building in Abuja.

The huge fireball could be seen in areas around Abuja. There is no immediate report of casualty caused by the explosion.

More than 8 fire fighting vehicles have exhausted their content but fire still rages on

NNPC fire service officials and others are currently trying to put out the fire, whose cause is yet to be determined.



Details soon…