Nine people, including a pregnant woman, were on Tuesday injured in a gas explosion that occurred at Alaba lane in the Alayabiagba community of Ajegunle-Apapa area, Lagos state.
According to a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, the explosion occurred during a routine offloading of gas cylinders into a shop.
The statement reads in part, “A routine offloading of gas cylinders into a shop has sparked an explosion in Ajegunle, Olodi Apapa, Lagos.
“The explosion caused a fire, which affected three shops and four tricycles.
“Ten people, who got injured in the incident, have been hospitalized. Emergency workers were at the scene to put out the fire and rescue the injured.”
