Following the explosion in Iju area of Lagos State on Thursday afternoon the State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA has confirmed that 30 persons were injured while 25 are critical no deaths recorded.
The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident to CONTROL TV saying efforts are being made by his men to put out the resulting fire from the explosion with support from the Lagos State Fire Service, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
See Tweet From LASEMA:
Situation Report on the Gas Explosion at Cele Bus stop Iju Ishaga.
On the arrival of the Tiger Squad, Alausa Secretariet at the scene, it was discovered that there was a gas explosion at the aforementioned address.
Further investigation gathered revealed that an unknown truck pic.twitter.com/aG4IPIFZEt— Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (@followlasema) September 24, 2020
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