Two persons have been confirmed dead, while three others sustained severe injuries in a gas explosion at a gas retail shop in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday, noting that the incident razed down about four shops on Tuesday at the Abule Pan, Lekki Epe Expressway in the Ibeju Lekki area.
“It is just a week and we have recorded another gas explosion at a gas retail shop, this time in Ibeju-Lekki
“Sadly, two persons died, three persons sustained injuries and four shops got razed. Let us prevent avoidable deaths. Let us be safety-conscious at all times!,” the post read.
The Director/CEO, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Margaret Adeseye in a statement said the explosion involved LNG, industrial gas cylinder of about 50kg assembled at the frontage of a row of shops.
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Adeseye said the Lekki Phase II Fire Station of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services complemented by Health Environment officials, military officials, Federal Road Safety Corps officials and Ibeju Lekki Local Government joined hands to combat the inferno.
She said the cause of the explosion might be mishandling of the gas cylinder, confirming that bodies were recovered with other people sustaining injuries.
This is coming barely one week after a similar incident occurred in the state, where properties were destroyed.
Recall that a pregnant woman and 21 others on May 1, sustained varying degrees of injury in the gas explosion that occurred at the Alayabiagba community in the Ajegunle-Apapa area of the state.
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