Crimes

Fire guts petrol station in Abuja

Fire has gutted a Conoil petrol station in the Garki area of Abuja.

It was gathered that the inferno occurred while a tanker was discharging petrol at the station on Saturday.

An eyewitness disclosed that the tanker and three vehicles were destroyed in the fire outbreak.

The officers of the Federal Fire Service, Nigerian Navy, and the Nigerian Army were said to have battled to put out the fire.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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