Gas explosion, Three died, others in critical condition, KEPA seals 87 illegal outlets in Kaduna
Head supervisor of the office, Jibrin Lawal, uncovered this on Thursday while emptying flotsam and jetsam at the site of the gas blast, which happened on Saturday in Sabon Tasha, Chikun Local Government Area.
As indicated by Lawal, the conclusion is in accordance with Governor Nasir El-Rufai's mandate, following the blast in which five people kicked the bucket and four others harmed.
He said that the seal-up practice was completed at the same time in three towns in Kaduna State, with 54 outlets fixed in Kaduna, 25 in Zaria and eight in Kafanchan.
"The fixing of the gas outlets will be a consistent procedure as we are as yet accepting objections from occupants on areas of topping off outlets,' he said.
The KEPA supervisor said that gas topping off was a high-chance movement that ought not be enabled near local locations.
Lawal said the activity was being done in a joint effort with the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) and other applicable partners.
Then, Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said three out of the four harmed casualties of the January 4 gas blast that left five individuals dead have been released
SEMA Executive Secretary, Mrs Maimuna Zakari, unveiled this while talking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Thursday.
Zakari said that the rest of the casualty of the blast was still in basic condition however reacting to treatment at St. Gerard's Hospital, Kaduna.
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