Residents of Kachia LGA of Kaduna state were today thrown into a state of fear as an explosion from a refuse dump behind a market in the town caused pandemonium.
Information Nigeria learnt that the loud explosion was heard from a refuse dump which had earlier on been set on fire.
Reacting, Chairman of Kachia, Hon. Peter Agite said that no one was hurt but that the police were still trying to decipher the cause of the explosion.
Meanwhile Kaduna state Police PRO, Aminu Lawan stated that a team of policemen from the anti-bomb squad were already on ground, trying to identify the object that caused the explosion.