Gas Explosion in Apapa Lagos - No casualities reported yet

An explosion has reportedly rocked Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria, ripping Folawiyo Energy Premises on Wednesday night at about 9:15 pm.

The incident caused a lot of panic, as workers and residents around the area took to their heels. According to an eyewitness, he said he narrowly escaped death during the blast.

The spokesman for National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in the South West, Ibrahim Farinloye, described it as an accident that occurred when some people were refilling a gas cylinder.

Mr Farinloye said that though the owners of the premises did not allow any of the Fire Service men from federal and state units into the premises, they worked from a distance to put out the fire that resulted from the explosion.

A tanker loaded with fuel had gone up in flames within the same area about 24 hours before the cylinder explosion.
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The Police said in Lagos on Thursday that they have commenced investigation into Wednesday night’s explosion in Apapa area of the state.

The Spokesperson of the police command, DSP Ngozi Braide, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the anti-bomb squad was currently checking the scene with a view to ascertain what actually exploded.

“The experts are already investigating the case, but they have not submitted their report and until that is done, I cannot say anything categorical on the explosion.

“When they are done with their investigation, I would make public their findings,’’ she said.

Braide was, however, silent on how many deaths or persons were injured in the explosion.