Scores Feared Dead as Gas Explosion Burnts 9 cars to ashes
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) reports that ten vehicles have been confirmed to have burned and nine people have been injured as a result of a gas cylinder explosion at the Mobil Filling Station, Airport Hotel, Ikeja.
A gas cylinder explosion at the Mobil Filling Station, Airport Hotel, Ikeja, has resulted in the confirmed burning of ten vehicles and the injuries of nine individuals, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). In a statement released on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at around 10:56 a.m., LASEMA Permanent Secretary Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu claimed that the Agency had responded to the fire event. According to reports, there was an explosion and a fire that started. According to investigations, there was a gas cylinder explosion that seriously damaged ten cars, both private and commercial, and also caused damage to a nearby two-storey building's second floor," the speaker stated. Updated: A gas explosion at the Mobil Filling Station resulted in 10 burned cars and 9 injured.
No one died, according to Oke-Osanyintolu, but two adult males had severe burns and seven others had minor wounds. "In cooperation with LASAMBUS, the Agency's pre-hospital care team swiftly administered emergency medical attention to all affected individuals. For additional care, they were afterwards moved to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), he said. Related News: Lagos building collapse rescues seven people. Multiple accidents in Lagos leave 15 injured –LASEMA Commercial bus driver and LASEMA are saved from a Lagos ditch The head of LASEMA went on to say that the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Agency's Fire Unit worked together to successfully contain the fire and stop it from spreading to neighboring regions.
The head of LASEMA went on to say that the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Agency's Fire Unit worked together to successfully contain the fire and stop it from spreading to neighboring regions. He clarified that preliminary investigations revealed that damage to an 8-ton LPG gas cylinder's piping happened during the gas's distribution to customers, causing the gas to escape quickly and catch fire, which ultimately resulted in the explosion. Both the damaged 12-ton cylinder and the other cylinder have been fastened. In order to guarantee safety and expeditiously restore the environment to normalcy, the location is being sealed off. The Nigerian Police Force, NEMA, LABSCA, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, and the Agency's responders are all actively.
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