Katsina State float catches fire at Abuja Carnival 2016

Katsina State Float: Abuja Carival 2016

The Street procession of Abuja Carnival, which began on Saturday was temporarily disrupted as the Katsina State float went up in flames.

The incident occurred when the beautifully decorated float mounted on an articulated truck came in contact with a high tension electric wire at Area One according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria.

The float was very high, while the wire was not that high.

The Katsina State contingent did not notice that their float was too high to pass beneath the electric cables as they and everyone were carried away by the excitement and fanfare that being experienced during the procession.

It took the combined efforts of the contingent, spectators, residents and other good Samaritans to put off the fire.

This they did by pouring sachets of packaged water, popularly known as “pure water’’ on the burning float.

While some were pouring water on the float, others tried to tear off the fabric used in decorating it to save the truck from burning.

However, it was the fire extinguisher brought by a Good Samaritan that saved the truck from burning. Nobody was injured during the incident.

While, there were security agencies, medical personal and other government parastatals on ground, the Nigeria Fire Service were absent.