Emergency responders avert disaster from gas tanker leak in Kaduna

The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Usman Mazadu, said the agency has averted a major disaster after it contained a compressed gas tanker leak in Kaduna South.

Mazadu told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Kaduna that the agency responded jointly with the Kaduna State Fire and Public Safety Agency after receiving a distress call on Sunday.

He said emergency responders secured the scene, while cooling operations were ongoing to stabilise the tanker and prevent any escalation.

“No casualty or injury was recorded, and the tanker driver escaped unharmed,” he said.

Mazadu advised motorists, pedestrians to avoid the Nnamdi Azikiwe By-Pass near Unguwan Mu’azu until emergency officials declared the area safe.

He said traffic had been diverted to alternative routes to facilitate emergency operations and protect road users.

Mazadu commended residents for their cooperation and urged them to comply with the directives of emergency personnel until the operation was concluded. (NAN)

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