The FCT Fire Service says three of it firefighters sustained varying degrees of injuries in the Thursday night fire incident at the AYM Shafa filling station, Abuja.
The service Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Muhammad, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria Abuja on Friday.
Mohammad said that the filling station located at Area 3 Garki, was engulfed with fire after a fuel tanker filled with petrol earlier exploded.
According to him, the service got information about the incident at about 9.44pm, and immediately mobilised personnel and appliances to the scene.
“Owing to the magnitude of the incident, other fire service authorities also joined the emergency response, resulting in a coordinated inter-agency firefighting operation.
“In the course of controlling and putting the fire off, three of our fire fighters were grossly injured, with one currently receiving intensive medical care at the Trauma Centre of National Hospital, Abuja.
“Medical specialists
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