Three luxury buses belonging to Silver Luxury Transport Company were destroyed in an early morning explosion at Mando Motor Park in Kaduna.
The affected vehicles were powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), raising fresh concerns over the safety of the technology.
The incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. when the buses were parked in preparation for interstate trips scheduled for later in the day.
A manager with one of the logistics companies operating within the park, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the explosion occurred while the vehicles were stationary.
“Thank God no one was inside the vehicles. They were parked to board passengers this morning,” the source said, noting that the buses were newly acquired.
He, however, expressed concern over the use of CNG-powered vehicles, arguing that the technology may not yet be fully understood or properly managed in the country.
“These vehicles are using CNG. We are not matured enough to use them,” he added.
Confirming the incident, the Nigeria Police Force, Kaduna State Command, said the explosion was not a bomb blast but a mechanical failure involving a gas-powered vehicle.
In a statement by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, the command said preliminary findings indicated that one of the CNG-powered buses exploded due to overfilling of its gas tank.
The police added that no casualty was recorded, while the affected vehicle had been evacuated and the area secured, assuring that a full investigation had been ordered to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident and prevent a recurrence.
