A deadly explosion has rocked Lagos State.
Newsone reports that no fewer than three women and a man have sustained varying injuries after a gas explosion in the Agege area of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial city.
This online news platform understands that the Agege gas explosion occurred in the early hours of Monday, June 26, 2023, beside the Apostolic Church Agege in Lagos.
The Lagos gas explosion was said to have emanated from a gas shop following leakage from one of the cylinders.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), rescuers were able to contain the ensuing inferno from escalating to adjourning shops and nearby buildings.
Giving an update on the gas explosion, Newsone Nigeria reports that Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, who confirmed the incident, said the injured suffered second-degree burns and were taken to the hospital for treatment.
“No loss of life. However, four adults (three females) and an adult male sustained various degrees of injuries (second-degree burns) as a result of the incident and have been attended to by the agency’s pre-hospital care, alongside LASAMBUS.
“The victims have also been moved to Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH.
“The inferno has been completely put out by the combined effort of LASEMA LRT, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
“A post-incident assessment was conducted by the agency’s LRT alongside LASG Fire. The shop has been cordoned to avert a secondary incident. The operation had been concluded,” he said.