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  • 15 injured in Lagos gas explosion

    15 injured in Lagos gas explosion

    Fifteen persons, including children, have sustained injuries after a gas exploded at the Ijora-Badia of Lagos State.

    The incident occurred around 4:20pm on Sunday at 12, Amosu Street, Ijora Badia in Apapa Iganmu Local Council Development Area.

    It was gathered that a leaking 25kg gas cylinder in a mini-shop in front of a 15-room studio and seven shops magnatised flames leading to an explosion.

    The inferno that followed was said to have escalated to five other 25kgs cylinders in the shop as well as the building before firefighters waded in.

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     Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said no death was recorded.

    It said the fire was put out and the gas cylinders evacuated from the scene to avert further danger.

    The agency’s Director, Margaret Adeseye, in a statement last night, said the gas leakage was caused by mishandling of products, confirming that it was the leaking cylinder that attracted a nearby flame before the explosion.

    Adeseye also confirmed that none of the injured 15 persons had a life-threatening case.

    “Fifteen persons both adults and children sustained varying degrees of injuries. A number of the victims have been administered first aids and others have been taken to the hospital. It is however pertinent to state that none of the cases are life threatening,” said Adeseye.

  • Lagos gas explosion: Scavengers make brisk business from wreckage

    Lagos gas explosion: Scavengers make brisk business from wreckage

    Scavengers at the scene of the gas explosion at Agbado Road Iju Ishaga were seen happily scooping metallic items and plastics from the wreckage of the stores of victims at Toyin Bus Stop, Iju Ishaga, a suburb of Lagos.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited the scene on Wednesday reports that the scavengers were seen in their numbers scrambling for metals and other valuables.

    An eye witness, simply identified as Kingsley Chieze, told NAN that  the owner of one of the shops, a super market, had restocked a few days before the gas explosion occurred on on Tuesday.

    The supermarket was completely raised by the inferno, giving way to scavengers in the area to feast on its remains.

    Chieze told NAN that the explosion, which occurred at about 9.00 p.m., was traceable to a gas retail shop that was refilling its cylinders from a gas tanker.

    According to him, he was relaxing at a bar some few meters away when the explosion occurred.

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    “The explosion sounded like a bomb blast. It was accompanied by yellow  flames,” Chieze said.

    He argued that the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service arrived the scene about 45 minutes after the explosion.

    He expressed gratitude for the professional approach of the fire men.

    Another eye witness, who identified himself simply as David, hailed the staff of a Kerozone filling station located about two poles away from the scene of the gas explosion.

    David said the staff used water, chemicals fire extinguishers and everything in their arsenal to stop the fire from spreading before officials of the Lagos fire service arrived.

    While there was no casualty recorded at the scene, property worth millions of naira was lost to the explosion.

    With regular occurrence of fire emergency in the state, it has become imperative for business owners to take issues of insurance policies very seriously.

    One of the many questions asked by onlookers and passersby bothers on the issue of the regulation of the sale of cooking gas within the neighborhood where people live.

    (NAN) 

  • JUST IN: Property, goods destroyed as Gas explosion rocks Lagos community

    JUST IN: Property, goods destroyed as Gas explosion rocks Lagos community

    Several goods were destroyed on Saturday, December 23, following a gas explosion that occurred at a market situated at Council Bus Stop, along Egbeda-Ikotun Road, Alimosho Local Government Area, of Lagos State.

    The Nation learnt traders, buyers scampered into safety following the fire which stemmed from a gas cylinder explosion at one of the shops.

    A statement by the Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Margaret Adeseye, clarified that an emergency call was received by the agency around 2pm.

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    Adeseye explained that the fire which resulted from leakage of a gas cylinder in use at one of the shops led to the explosion that spread to several other shops.

    It further disclosed that the fire had been put under control as efforts were on to dampen down any remaining pockets of flames.

    The Nation learnt firefighters from Ejigbo and Isolo stations tackled the flames. They were also joined by personnel from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), and the Nigerian Police Force from Ikotun Division to maintain law and order.