Two persons confirmed the dead inside diesel reservoir while clearing a diesel reservoir by the Kano State Fire Service.
This was contained in a statement shared with journalists in Kano, the state capital, by the Public Relations Officer of the fire service, Saminu Abdullahi.
It was reported that the incident occurred along Katsina Rlad by Baban Gwari roundabout in Fagge Local Government Area.
Mr Abdullahi gave the names of the deceased as Philip Osando, 40, and Philip Emmanuel, 35.
He 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 08:27 p.m.”
Mr Abdullahi stated the deceased were informed at their place of work to get ready to receive diesel, and they entered the diesel reservoir to clear the tank, but couldn’t come out.
He said that the victims were retrieved by fire service personnel and handed over to the police for further actions.
