Abuja gas explosion: Car crash sparks inferno, injures driver, damages police post

By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: An early morning gas explosion rocked the Liberty Junction area of Kubwa, Abuja, on Sunday after a car rammed into a gas retail station, injuring the driver and setting off a blaze that spread to nearby shops and a police traffic post.
The incident, which occurred around 6:15am, sent thick smoke billowing across the area as flames tore through a row of shops and container close to the station. At least nine shops were affected. The vehicle itself was left completely burnt out, its frame reduced to a blackened shell by the time firefighters brought the situation under control. Its driver and a little child were however rescued.
The impact of the explosion exten...