TWO unidentified persons died as explosion from an explosion that occurred at a gas refill shop on Afariogun Street, adjacent the Faith City Hospital, in Ajao area of Lagos State. The Nigerian Tribune gathered that the explosion happened at about 7:46 p.m. on Tuesday evening. It also gathered that more than nine shops were affected by the explosion. Confirming the incident, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, noted that two bodies were recovered from the scene of the incident. “The fire has been extinguished by the combined efforts of LRU fire and Lagos State Fire Service.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 29, 2020 06:56 UTC