Residents and transport operators in Kaduna were thrown into panic early Sunday morning when a luxury travel bus reportedly powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) suddenly exploded at Mando Motor Park.
Eyewitnesses at the park described the scene as chaotic, with smoke and a loud blast causing immediate alarm. Sources confirmed that the bus was parked at the time of the explosion, though details about casualties or the cause of the blast are still emerging.
Authorities have yet to release an official statement, and investigations are ongoing to determine what sparked the incident.
Two other buses belonging to the same transport company were also affected by the fire that followed the blast.
Despite the impact, no casualties were recorded because the vehicles were unoccupied at the time.
A commercial driver at the park said the incident was unlikely to have been caused by a bomb.
“It happened during the night. It was not a bomb; we suspect it is related to the CNG. No one died or was injured. The affected buses were parked,” the driver said.
A manager with a logistics company operating within the park also confirmed that the buses were stationary when the explosion occurred.
According to him, the affected vehicles were newly acquired and scheduled to begin passenger boarding later in the morning.
“Thank God no one was inside the vehicles. They were parked to board passengers this morning,” he said.
Security operatives, including personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, visited the scene and began preliminary investigations into the incident.
As of the time of filing this report, the police had yet to issue an official statement on the cause of the explosion.
