Two hundred and one residents of Sharada Quarters, Kano, were on Friday reportedly hospitalised after inhaling chemicals from a cylinder dismantled by metal scrappers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victims were rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Sharada Industrial Hospital, and Ja’en Hospital, for urgent medical attention. The Kano Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to NAN in Kano. “Thirty-five victims received treatment at Sharada Industrial Hospital and 96 at Ja’en Hospital,” he added. The minister commended the hospital’s management, NEMA, SEMA, and the Nigerian Red Cross, for their support to the victims during the incident.

Source: The Guardian June 04, 2022 08:44 UTC