A 35-year-old man, Ajibola Olaoye, has been killed in a gas explosion at Alafia bus stop, in the Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that four others, who sustained varying degrees of injury, were rushed to hospital for treatment.
This is barely a week after four persons lost their lives in another gas explosion in the Ajao Estate area of the state.learnt that the Monday explosion was caused by gas leakage from a cylinder being used to weld the flatbed of a truck. Our correspondent was told that responders at the scene included men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps and Lagos State Fire Service.The Head of Public Affairs, LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, who confirmed the incident, said the remains of the victim had been handed over to his family.
He said, “Upon our arrival at the scene of the incident, we discovered that there was an explosion from a gas cylinder used in welding a truck flatbed, as a result of gas leakage from the cylinder. “An adult male lost his life at the scene of the incident and four adult males sustained different degrees of injury and were rushed to the hospital before the arrival of the LRT. The deceased was bagged by the LRT and handed over to his family in the presence of officers of the Nigeria Police Force from the Amukoko division.”All rights reserved.
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