Two Suffocated To death While Cleaning Diesel Reservoir Tank

By Daniel Ojukwu

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that two people suffocated while clearing a diesel reservoir on Saturday night in the state.

The State Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the sad incident in a statement issued on Sunday.

 Abdullahi said the incident occurred along Katsina Road by Baban Gwari roundabout in Fagge Local Government Area.

The fire service image –maker, who gave the names of the deceased as Philip Osando, 40, and Philip Emmanuel, 35, said “We received an emergency call from one Police Inspector Abubakar Surajo, at about 08:20 p.m on Saturday, and we sent our rescue team to the scene at about 08:27p.m.”

According to Abdullahi, the deceased entered the diesel reservoir to clear the tank when they were informed at their place of work to get ready to receive diesel, but couldn’t come out.

He said that the victims were retrieved by fire service personnel and handed over to the police and were conveyed to a hospital, where doctors confirmed them dead.