Abuja, Nov. 7, 2023 – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has identified diesel tank explosion as the cause of the fire outbreak at the Canadian High Commission in Abuja on Monday.
Mrs Nkechi Isa, the Head of Public Affairs in FEMA, said this in a statement in Abuja.
According to the statement, the fire outbreak occurred around 10:45 a.m. when the diesel tank in the generator house of the High Commission exploded, just as two MIKANO generators were being serviced by a five-man team from JMD company.
Isa said that the fire broke out when a tank containing 2,000 litres of fuel in the generator house where one of the MIKANO generators was being worked on exploded.
She said that two persons died instantly, while two others survived with severe burns.
“One of the generators was said to be working, while the other one was being serviced when a tank containing 2,000 litres of diesel in the generator house exploded.
“Two of the personnel servicing the generator died from the explosion while two others survived with severe burns and were taken to the Trauma Centre at the National Hospital, Abuja,” she said. (GBN)
