Tragedy struck As gas tanker blew up at Iju-ishaga road in Lagos State
Tragedy struck on Thursday at Balogun Bus stop, in the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State, after a tanker conveying gas exploded.
The cause of the explosion was learnt to be caused by two gas tankers which were being offloaded at a gas station in the area when one of the tankers, a 30 tonnes LPG tanker, exploded around 3pm.
The officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Fire Service, National Emergency Management Agency, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Red Cross were at the scene of the incident.
Spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the incident. The official appealed to residents to stay calm.
He said the LASEMA Response Team has been deployed to the scene of the explosion but he said no life was lost.
It was gathered that the discharging valve of the tanker, which was compromised, led to leakage and ignited fire.
The fire, which spread to adjoining buildings, affected 23 buildings and 35 shops, destroying property worth millions of naira and injured 30 people and they have been taken to the nearest hospital for treatment.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Agency, LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the incident, urging Lagosians to stay calm as the agency has activated its response plan to the fire incident at Cele Bus Stop, Ifako-Ijaiye LGA and will provide further updates
On arrival at the scene, it was observed by LASEMA that there was a gas explosion at the aforementioned address.
Further investigation revealed that an unknown truck conveying Gasoline had a lone accident and exploded.
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.
Source: Channels news
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