Nasarawa: Gas cylinder leak causes commotion in Lafia
The Chief Fire Officer of the state, Alhaji Dalhatu Dogara said, “A man refilled his cylinder on Tuesday evening and placed it is his car boot. When he started moving, he realized that it was leaking, he parked his car, opened the boot, lifted the cylinder and threw it on Makurdi Road near the Fire Brigade Headquarters at the heart of the city.”According to him, when the man ran for safety, many people started shouting and also ran; that led to commotion for some time.
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