Video: Gas Explosion Reportedly Rocks Ojo In Lagos

A gas explosion in the late hours of Tuesday, reportedly rocked Iyana Isashi, in the Ojo area of Lagos State.

Naija News learnt that the explosion occurred at a gas station near the bridge between Iyana Ishashi and Anibaba in Ojo.

Some persons were reportedly burnt to death, while several others sustained severe burns following the explosion.

A lady was also heard in the video shared online saying that the Lagos State Fire Service contained the explosion.

Explosion Razes 3-Storey Building In Lagos

Meanwhile, a cooking gas explosion, on Sunday, ravaged a three-storey building along Odubanwo Street, off Olaniyi Street, Gbinrinmi, in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.

Naija News learnt that a 4-year-old girl identified as Faridat Shittu and her grandparents are currently in critical condition at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), and her uncle also suffered varying degrees of burns in the incident.

According to Daily Trust, the grandmother was frying meat when the oil caught fire and efforts to douse the fire failed, which led to the explosion of the cooking gas.

The little girl was reportedly sleeping in her room when the incident happened around 2pm before the fire was later put out and the victims rescued by community members.

Confirming the incident, the Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the South-West, Ibrahim Farinloye, said the building, with 14 rooms and shops, was reduced to rubble due to the intensity of the explosion, which rendered about 11 families homeless.