The Kano State Police Command has clarified the insinuation that the explosion that occured in Kano was as a result of bomb blast.
It noted that a gas cylinder, and not a bomb, exploded in the Sabon Gari area of the state on Tuesday.
Reacting to the incident, Kano State Commissioner of Police,Samaila Shuaibu Diko, said the explosion occurred at a welding shop adjacent to the primary school on Aba Road.
He further confirmed that four persons have been reported dead in the explosion which brought down the building while many sustained injuries.
Diko said some people are still trapped under the rubble.
NPO had earlier reported the case of explosion with some gory pictures that were obtained from the scene.