Abuja Filling Station Explosion: Residents Count Losses As Access Restricted

Residents in the Apo Bridge area of Abuja are counting their losses after an explosion rocked the Shafa Filling Station, located near the Rita Lori Hotel in Garki, at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Thursday.
 
According to residents whose homes were affected, the incident occurred while a fuel tanker was discharging petrol into the station’s underground storage tank.
 
Although the exact cause of the fire has yet to be determined, eyewitnesses said the tanker exploded during the fuel discharge process, sending flames into nearby buildings and triggering panic among residents and motorists.
 
Several residents said the intensity of the blaze caused the roofs of nearby houses to cat...