According to a
statement by Nosa Okunbor, the spokesperson of the agency, a 35-year-old male
artisan, Ajibola Olaoye, lost his life in the explosion.
“Upon arrival at the
scene of incident, it was discovered that there was an explosion from a gas
cylinder used in welding a truck flatbed with unknown registration number as a
result of gas leakage from the cylinder.
“According to report
of investigations and eye witness accounts, the explosion was attributed to a
leak in the supply of gas from the cylinder leading to the death of the artisan
utilizing the welding equipment while working on a heavy duty equipment,” Mr
Okunbor said.
“However, an adult
male (Ajibola Olaoye, 35yrs) lost his life at the scene of incident and four
adult male sustained different degree of injuries and had been rushed to the
hospital before the arrival of the LRT. LRT, Police, LNSC and LASG fire service
are responders at the scene as the entire area have been cordoned off to
prevent any secondary incident.
“The dead victim
(Ajibola Olaoye), was bagged by the LRT and handed over to his family in the
presence of Officers of the Nigerian Police Force from Amukoko Division. The
entire area have been cordoned off. Operation concluded,” he added.
This is the third
fatal gas explosion in Lagos in the last week. PREMIUM TIMES reported how three
people were killed in a gas explosion in Ajao Estate, Isolo on July 29, a day
after one person was killed in a separate incident.
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