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Fire guts Borno mechanical workshop, buses razed

Published on April 08, 2025 at 08:57 AM

A major fire outbreak razed the Borno State Mechanical Workshop, operated by the Borno Express Transport Corporation, destroying more than ten 18-seater buses worth millions of naira.

Eyewitnesses said the blaze, which erupted around noon, was triggered by a loud explosion believed to be caused by a gas leak within the premises.

“It was a deafening blast that sent staff and commuters in the area fleeing for safety,”; one of the witnesses told reporters. “The fire spread quickly, but the prompt arrival of fire service personnel prevented it from engulfing the entire facility.”;

Although no lives were lost, one firefighter sustained injuries while battling the flames.

Staff at the workshop disclosed that the affected vehicles were mostly buses undergoing routine servicing, with a few in for major repairs. The mechanical workshop is central to the upkeep of the state’s mass transit fleet.

Borno State Commissioner for Transport and Energy, Aliyu Buba Bamanga, who visited the scene shortly after the incident, declined to comment. “We are expecting His Excellency, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, shortly. I wouldn’t want to preempt any official statement from him,”; he said.

The incident comes just a day after a separate fire outbreak razed four communities in Alau, claiming two lives and destroying thousands of thatched homes and property.

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