Gas fire near Liberty Junction damages shops and vehicle

A gas fire broke out at a refilling outlet near Liberty Junction in Kubwa, Abuja, on Sunday morning, damaging nearby shops and a vehicle, while the Federal Fire Service said its responders contained the blaze. Reports said the driver and a child were rescued, but their condition was not officially confirmed in the supplied accounts. The fire service’s FCT Command said firefighters and other emergency responders arrived at about 6:30 a.m. and brought the fire under control. The service said the response averted what it described as a potentially major gas explosion. That characterization came from the agency; the reports did not independently establish what might otherwise have happened. Reports based on eyewitness accounts said a vehicle was completely burnt and at least nine shops were damaged. One account also listed a police traffic post among the affected property. The fire service did not provide an official damage assessment in the available information. Several reports said the driver and a child in the vehicle were rescued.