The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said on Monday that a man was killed while three adults were injured in a gas explosion which took place at Palmgroove Estate, Lagos.
LASEMA Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made the disclosure, said that the three injured persons had been hospitalised.
He explained that LASEMA received an emergency call at about 6:p.m. on Monday that a gas explosion had occurred at 13C Palmgroove Estate, Cappa Avenue in Lagos.
According to him, upon arrival at the scene of incident, a gas cylinder used in filling an outdoor air conditioner split unit of a storey building got exploded as a result of gas leakage from the cylinder.
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Oke-Osanyintolu noted that “This accident resulted to the death of a 30-year-old male, Usman Bello, while the other three men sustained different degree of injuries.
“The LASEMA Response Team, the Nigeria Police and the Lagos State Fire Service are responders at the scene of incident.
“All the occupants in the building which belong to Mr Dayo Shofolawe, have been evacuated. The scene of incident have been cordoned off to prevent any secondary incident.”
The LASEMA boss urged the residents not the enter into the premises adding that there were visible cracks on the walls and pillars even as recovery operation was still ongoing.
