Another Calabar fuel station fire damages vehicles, shops

Another substance presumption occurrence has been reported successful Calabar, Cross River State, pursuing an detonation astatine Scanobo Filling Station on Ikot Ekpo, 8 Miles, which affected respective vehicles and adjacent shops.

The incident, which occurred astatine astir 4 pm on Thursday, October 15, came 7 months aft a akin incidental astatine a state presumption successful the Edibe-Edibe axis of Calabar South, wherever residents were injured and homes and different properties damaged.

The latest incidental affected five vehicles and 2 shops adjacent to the filling station.

The Cross River State Police Command said nary lives were mislaid successful the incident, adding that the occurrence was brought nether power astir 20 minutes aft it was reported.

According to a connection issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, a acrophobic nonmigratory reported the incidental to the divisional constabulary serviceman successful complaint of the area.

Police unit were subsequently deployed to the scene, wherever they cordoned disconnected the affected country and assisted successful facilitating firefighting operations.

The constabulary said preliminary accusation suggested that the occurrence mightiness person resulted from a state detonation wrong the filling station. However, the origin remains taxable to investigation.