The number of persons confirmed dead in a gas explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, in the Maryland area of Lagos State, on Thursday night, has risen to five.
Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties, Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, while addressing newsmen at the scene of the incident on Friday confirmed that two more people have died in the hospital.
NPOreports had reported that the explosion claimed three lives while some cars were burnt to ashes.
He said, “Lives were lost. We had about 13 people rescued but we understand that out of the 13 people, we’ve lost two of them which means that we’ve only rescued 11. We’ve recovered three bodies again this morning. They’ve started moving them away from here.”
It was gathered that over 22 vehicles were burnt in the inferno that followed the explosion while the Ogun State Property & Investment Corporation Plaza was badly damaged.
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