Director
General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi
Oke-Osanyintolu said preliminary report showed that the incident occurred at at
13C Cappa Avenue, Palmgroove Estate.
One person
has died and three injured as a gas cylinder explodes at Palmgroove area of
Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
He said upon
arrival at the scene of incident, a gas cylinder used in filling an outdoor AC
split unit of a storey building got exploded as a result of gas leakage from
the cylinder.
“However, a
male adult lost his life and three adult male sustained different degree of
injuries but have all been taken to the hospital before the arrival of the LRT.
“LRT, Police
and LASG fire are responders at the scene of incident. All the occupants have
been evacuated and the scene of incident have been cordoned off to prevent any
secondary incident as there are visible cracks on the walls and pillars,” he
said.
Oke-Osanyintolu
gave the name of the deceased as Usman Bello and the owner of the house as Dayo
Shofolawe.
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