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The fire occurred on Thursday, August 8, 2024, around 11 am.
Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have arrived at the scene.
A two-storey building beside the gas station was also affected.
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Speaking on the incident, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Maintenance Agency, Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said their investigation revealed the pipe of the LPG gas cylinder had been damaged.
According to Margaret Adeseye, the Director of Lagos Fire Service, the explosion occurred while a gas truck was discharging its contents into a surface storage tank.
However, Oke-Osanyintolu said while there were no deaths, two men suffered burns, and others had minor injuries.
He added that the injured were treated by LASEMA’s Pre-Hospital Care Team and LASAMBUS before being transferred to LASUTH.
The incident caused traffic gridlock on the busy Obafemi Awolowo road in Ikeja, as motorists and commercial vehicles were redirected to use alternative routes.
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This is happening almost a month after a fire razed the Mainland Oil and Gas filling station, Dutse junction along Kubwa Expressway, Abuja.
An eye witness, who pleaded anonymity, said that he was about to queue for fuel at the filling station when someone screamed that a tanker, which was yet to offload fuel, was on fire.
