Victor, a tailor, was said to be working in his shop when the explosion occurred in one of the adjoining shops where gas was being refilled into cylinders. PUNCH Metro had reported that three persons died on Tuesday during the explosion and that no fewer than nine shops were destroyed by the impact of the explosion. The impact of the explosion was said to have blown Titilayo, Funke and Alfa into pieces. I resumed for business on Monday and on Tuesday, I was in her shop hours before the explosion took place. Wreckages of the burnt vehicles and shops that were destroyed by the impact of the explosion were also sighted.

Source: Punch July 30, 2020 02:38 UTC