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Some residents of Ifako-Ijaiye in Lagos sustained injuries
after a gas tanker exploded in the area.
Details of the incident are sketchy but Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, director-general of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the explosion in a tweet.
The Agency has activated its response plan to the fire incident at Cele Bus Stop, Ifako-Ijaiye LGA and will provide further updates. Lagosians are urged to kindly exercise calm.
— LRU #Call112 (@lasemasocial) September 24, 2020
Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu
DG/CEO LASEMA
In a statement, Nosa Okubor, public relations officer of
LASEMA, said many vehicles were destroyed in the incident.
“On arrival at the scene, it was observed that there was a
gas explosion at Balogun bus stop not far from Grail land,” he said.
“Further investigation revealed that an unknown truck
conveying Gasoline had a lone accident and exploded.
“The impact of the
explosion led to 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 Operations, LRU Fire,
LASG Fire Service, Nigeria Police Force and NSCDC.”
The incident comes 24 hours after a tanker explosion led to
the deaths of 23 persons in Kogi state.
In March, about 23 people were killed and more than 50 houses were destroyed when a massive explosion hit Abule Ado in Lagos.
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