Many persons have been injured in a gas tanker that exploded in the Ifako Ijaiye area of Lagos State on Thursday afternoon.
Tribune Online reports that the victims of the gas tanker explosion sustained various degrees of burns.
Explosion at Iju Ajuwon Lagos
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Confirming the development, the Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said efforts are ongoing to put out the fire.
The Agency has activated its response plan to the fire incident at Cele Bus Stop, Ifako-Ijaiye LGA and will provide further updates. Lagosians are urged to kindly exercise calm.
Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu
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