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1 dead, many injured, vehicles burnt as gas explosion rocks filling station in Lagos

1 dead, many injured, vehicles burnt as gas explosion rocks filling station in Lagos
1 dead, many injured, vehicles burnt as gas explosion rocks filling station in Lagos

One person was declared dead and several others were injured when a gas cylinder exploded at a filling station at Cele Bus Stop, Iju, Lagos, yesterday.

A witness, John Udoh, said the fire started when a tanker was trying to offload gasoline in the filling station and the cooking gas stand attached to the filling station exploded.
Udoh said one person was burnt beyond recognition, just as many people injured, while the raging fire destroyed many vehicles.


“The police, fire service, and emergency agencies are putting out the fire and bringing out burnt victims. Over 40 people were injured and rushed to the hospital,”

he said.


Another resident Philomena Ojeogwu, who described the explosion as Armageddon, said: “I was doing some work on my laptop when I heard a loud bang. The entire building was shaking. I thought it was a bomb explosion. When I looked through the window, I saw people running out of their homes and smoke covered everywhere. I had to run out of the house thinking that it was in my compound. It was later that I learnt the explosion happened far away from my compound, but the impact was too much. It affected may streets, such as Obawole Estate, Lucas, Kay Farm, Balogun, et cetera. I think landlords need to do something about their buildings because the explosion affected many foundations and fences.

“I am appealing to the government and relevant agencies to stop giving licenses to people who operate filling stations and gas stations in residential areas. We are sitting on a keg of gunpowder ready to explode. The rate at which gas stations and filling stations are all springing up in residential areas is too bad.”

Meanwhile, the head, public affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Nosa Okunbor, confirmed there was a gas explosion at the Cele Bus stop, Iju-Ishaga. He said LASEMA responded to the emergency promptly


“On arrival, we observed that there was a gas explosion at the aforementioned address. Further investigation revealed that a truck conveying gasoline had a lone accident and exploded. The impact of the explosion led to a fire at adjoining buildings and several vehicles were burnt. Several persons were injured and have been taken to the nearest hospital for treatment.


“The inferno is being tackled head-on by the combined efforts of the LASEMA Response Team, led by the director of operations, LRU Fire, Lagos State Fire Service, Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,”

he said.


Giving an update on the fire accident, director-general/CEO of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said:

“The inferno has been put out completely. The total number of casualties is 30, consisting of 20 adult males and 10 adult females. Post-disaster assessment is as follows, two residential buildings, one church, one event center, four commercial building, a market consisting of 15 shanty shops, 11 cars, two mini trucks, one bus, and one heavy-duty truck were destroyed, bringing the total damage to 23 buildings and 15 vehicles.”

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