The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs have confirmed at least nine persons dead in the explosion that rocked Aba Road in the Sabon Gari area of Kano on Tuesday.
The bodies were recovered from the rubble of a collapsed building beside a primary school.
The Ministry made this known in a tweet while announcing the arrival of the Director-General of the National Emergency Agency, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, at the scene of the incident.
“Nine dead bodies have been recovered so far from the rubble of a collapsed building beside a primary school following an explosion from a gas cylinder at Aba Road in Sabon Gari area of Kano State.
“DG @nemanigeria Mustapha Habib Ahmed was at the site of the incident and coordinated the rescue operations. NEMA is presently coordinating the rescue operations with sister agencies,” it tweeted.
The police earlier said the explosion was triggered by gas cylinder and not a bomb as being speculated.
