Five dead in Lagos gas explosion

 Five dead in Lagos gas explosion

By Modupe Shodeinde

The number of lives lost in gas explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, on Thursday night, has risen to five.

Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties, Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, disclosed this while addressing reporters at the scene of the incident on Friday morning.
According to him, three victims died at the scene while two died at the hospital.

Bamgbose-Martins said, “Lives were lost. We had about 13 people rescued but we understand that out of the 13 people, we’ve lost two of them which means that we’ve only rescued 11. We’ve recovered three bodies again this morning. They’ve started moving them away from here.”

Bamgbose-Martins also said that investigation is ongoing, adding that a special committee by the state government, which has agencies of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation as members, is working to end gas explosions in the state.

The explosion which occured around 11pm on Thursday, affected the OPIC Plaza leading to an inferno which damaged 22 parked vehicles within the premises.

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