Lagos State Government has confirmed the death of four persons during a gas explosion at Baruwa Ipaja in Lagos.
The incident which occurred in the early hours of 6 am razed a school building, 24 shops and six other buildings around the gas station.
Spokesperson of Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) Nosa Okunbor, said: “Four mortalities were recorded and several others injured. A combined effort of the Agency’s Tiger team, Dolphin team, LRU Fire, LASG Fire Service, NPF, NUPENG, and LNSC are on ground to curtail the spread of the fire to other buildings. Dampening down ongoing.
“Further investigation at the scene revealed a gas station belonging to Best Roof Cooking Gas exploded by burning buildings around.”