Deadly Blast Rocks Yongxing Steel Company In Kano killed 5 and Injured 15 People
The Kano State Police Command has received a distress call from the Marketing Manager of Yongxing Steel Company located along Ring Road, Mariri Quarters, Kano, Mr. Ibrahim Udazu, about an explosion that occurred in the factory premises, that seriously injured some people.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, leading the early responders, including the Command’s team of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Chemical Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Wears Personnel, arrived and secured the scene to avert further damages.
DSP Hussaini Abdullahi, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Kano State Police Command made this known in a statement.
He said the scene was immediately cordoned to restrict access as cautionary measure, and the police EOD Personnel professionally recovered seven suspected devices, without hurts.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the explosion occurred from a truck loaded with scraps from Damaturu, Yobe State, while offloading at the company’s premises. As a result, fifteen people sustained varying degrees of injury and were immediately rushed to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.
” Regrettably, five of the victims died while receiving treatment. Meanwhile, others are responding to treatment.”
He noted that the State Commissioner of Police has directed a detailed investigation, and urges the public to remain calm and be vigilant, while cooperating with the police to get to the root cause of the unfortunate incident.
According to him, the Command requests residents to kindly report any useful information or suspicious activities to the Police through our emergency contact numbers; 08032419754, 08123821575, 09029292926