Four persons have been injured from a gas explosion that occurred in the Agege area of Lagos state.The accident happened...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency , in a statement, said the cause was a leakage from one of the gas cylinders.
Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the permanent secretary of LASEMA, said nobody died from the explosion and that the injured have been taken to the hospital for treatment.“No loss of life. However, four adults, three females and an adult male sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of the incident,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.“The victims have also been moved to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital .
“A post incident assessment was conducted by the agency’s LRT alongside LASG Fire. The shop has been cordoned to avert secondary incident. The operation had been concluded.”
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