At least two people have been confirmed dead, while three others sustained severe injuries in a gas explosion at a gas retail shop in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State.
The states Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday.
He said the incident razed down about four shops on Tuesday at the Abule Pan and Lekki Epe Expressway in the Ibeju Lekki area.
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The post reads, It is just a week and we have recorded another gas explosion at a gas retail shop, this time in Ibeju-Lekki.
Sadly, two persons died, three persons sustained injuries and four shops got razed. Let us prevent avoidable deaths. Let us be safety-conscious at all times!
This is coming barely one week after a similar incident occurred in the state, where properties were destroyed.
OSUN DEFENDER recalls that a pregnant woman and 21 others sustained varying degrees of injury in the gas explosion that occurred at the Alayabiagba community in the Ajegunle-Apapa area of the state on May 1.
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