A man identified simply as Baba Tumise, his yet-to-be-identified wife, a teenager identified simply as Rofiat, and an apprentice, one Martins, have been hospitalised following an explosion at a gas retail shop in the Agege area of Lagos State.
gathered that the explosion which occurred around 11pm stemmed from a leakage from one of the gas cylinders at the retail shop located on the premises of a storey building beside the Apostolic Church, Agege.
Speaking with our correspondent who visited the scene of the explosion on Monday, Abowaba said prior to the explosion, the sound of the gas leakage woke her and Rofiat up, adding that they were trying to locate the source of the sound when the explosion occurred.
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