At least four people are feared dead in a gas explosion that rocked Kano on Tuesday morning.
Many residents including students of Winners Schools were injured in the explosion that rocked the Sabongari area of Kano State.
The police command in Kano State has confirmed the killing of four persons in the gas explosion.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Samaila Dikko, said this in a radio and television broadcast in Kano.
Dikko said that the gas exploded at a welding point near a primary school on Aba Road in Sabon Gari, Kano.
He said that rescue workers were making efforts to discover people trapped at the building where the explosion occurred.
Dikko urged residents of the state to remain calm as the situation was under control.
Meanwhile, the Kano State government has clarified that the early Tuesday morning explosion in the Sabon Gari area did not occur in a school.
The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba said the incident happened at an animal feed store opposite the school along Aba Road, Sabon Gari area of Fagge Local Government.
He said while the cause of the explosion and the damage it had done is yet to be officially ascertained, investigation has since commenced to determine the cause, impact and measures to be taken.
Garba called on the people in the state particularly those living in the area where the incident occurred to remain calm while government in collaboration with relevant agencies are working on the matter.
The commissioner assured that government would keep the public abreast on any development and warned people to desist from spreading unsubstantiated news.
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