No fewer than four people have been reportedly injured in a gas explosion in Ijaiye Agege, Lagos in the early hours of Monday.
It was learnt that the incident happened when a shop stored with gas cylinders caught fire.
In preliminary report of the State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), it was discovered that one of the gas cylinders got exploded as a result of gas leakage and in the process caught fire.
The incident affected the shop whilst other shops and adjoining buildings were saved.
It was gathered that no loss of life, while four adults (3 female and one male) sustained various degrees of injuries (second degree burns)as a result of the incident and they are being attended to by the Agency’s prehospital care, alongside LASAMBUS .
LASEMA Director-General, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyitolu said, “The victims has 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 secondary incident.”