Explosion Kills Two, Injures Others in Plateau Petrol Station

By George OPARA

An explosion rocks a petrol station in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State killed two, injured others on Saturday.

Police PPRO, SP Alfred Alabo, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen.

Alabo stated that the incident was mistakenly circulated online as a bomb blast, but was in fact an industrial accident.

Part of the statement reads, “The Plateau State Police Command has been drawn to certain false, misleading and alarmist reports currently circulating, alleging that there was a bomb blast and outbreak of crisis in Plateau State,” the statement said.

But police said the explosion occurred at Natty Petroleum Investment Nigeria Ltd while repair work was ongoing on an underground storage tank.

“The Plateau State Police Command received a report of an explosion which occurred at Natty Petroleum Investment Nigeria Ltd, a filling station located in Daffo District, while welding repair works were being carried out by artisans”.