Weeping as gas explosion kills two, injures many, razes shops in Lagos

Two yet-to-be-identified persons died on Tuesday during an explosion at a shop on Afariogun Street, adjacent the Faith City Hospital, in the Ajao area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the explosion, which affected no fewer than nine shops in the area, started from a shop used in refilling gas.

A yet-to-be-identified victim was said to have been rescued by emergency responders and taken to the hospital for treatment.

Confirming the incident, the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the fire had been extinguished, adding that two bodies were recovered from the scene of the incident.

He said, “The agency received distress calls and upon arrival at the incident scene, it was discovered that there was an explosion at Afariogun Street, Ajao Estate.

“Investigations revealed that the explosion originated from a shop occupied by a gas refilling business. A total of nine shops were affected by the inferno. Punch