Ayodele Olalere
Four people, a man and three women, on Monday morning, sustained injuries in a gas explosion at Agege area of Lagos State.
The incident occurred beside the Apostolic Church, Agege. The explosion was said to have erupted from a gas shop following a leakage from one of the cylinders.
Accordng to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), rescuers were able to contain the ensuing inferno from escalating to adjourning shops and nearby buildings.
Confirming the incident, LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the injured suffered second degree burns and were taken to the hospital for treatment.
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“No loss of life. However, four adults (three females) and an adult male sustained various degrees of injuries (second degree burns) as a result of the incident and have been attended to by the agency’s pre hospital care, alongside LASAMBUS .The victims have also been moved to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH),” he ssid.
He further said the inferno was completely put out by the combined effort of LASEMA, and Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
