No fewer than 201 residents of Sharada Quarters, Kano, were on Friday night hospitalised after inhaling chemicals from a cylinder dismantled by metal scrappers. An eyewitness at the scene of the incident said that the victims were rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Sharada Industrial Hospital and Ja’en Hospital, for urgent medical attention. It was said that the cylinder chemical explosion occurred on Friday at Sharada Industrial Area. However, the Chief Medical Director of Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Dr Hussaini Muhammad, said they received over 70 victims out of which, 65 were now in stable condition. He added that 35 victims received treatment at Sharada Industrial Hospital and 96 at Ja’en Hospital.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 05, 2022 08:44 UTC