Three bodies were retrieved from the scene of a gas explosion at Abule Pan, Lekki Epe Expressway in Ibeju Lekki Lagos, on Tuesday, with one person who suffered severe injuries from the explosion.
A summary report released by the Director of the Lagos state Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS), Margaret Adeseye indicates that, an industrial gas cylinder with a approximate size of 50kg exploded as a result of what she described as “mishandling”.
Adeseye said: “It is an explosion involving an LNG (industrial gas) cylinder of about 50kg assembled at the frontage of a row of shops”
The LSFRS chief narrated that, after receiving the distress call at around 3:34pm, firefighters from Lekki Phase II station joined the Environment Officials, men of the Federal Road Safety Commission and representatives of Ibeju Lekki Local Government to put the inferno under control.
