No fewer than 201 residents of Sharada Quarters in Kano State were, on Friday, hospitalised after inhaling chemicals from a cylinder dismantled by metal scrappers. Following the incident, the victims were rushed to the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Sharada Industrial Hospital and Ja’en Hospital, for urgent medical attention. The Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in Kano, Nuradeen Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in Kano on Saturday. “The cylinder chemical explosion occurred on Friday at about 4:00pm, at Sharada Industrial Area. “Thirty-five victims received treatment at Sharada Industrial Hospital and 96 at Ja’en Hospital,” he added.

Source: Punch June 04, 2022 17:50 UTC