Five persons have been confirmed dead so far in the gas explosion that occurred on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja in Lagos State last night.
Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties, disclosed this today. Three victims died at the scene while two died at the hospital.
He said: “Lives were lost. We had about 13 people rescued but we understand that out of the 13 people, we’ve lost two of them which means that we’ve only rescued 11.
“We’ve recovered three bodies again this morning. They’ve started moving them away from here.”
Nosa Okunbor, spokesman for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, corroborated the disclosure that five persons lost their lives in the explosion.
About 22 vehicles were burnt in the inferno while the Ogun State Property & Investment Corporation Plaza was badly damaged.