A 12-tonne gas truck on Thursday exploded at a Mobil filling station, opposite Airport Hotel, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Lagos State, causing severe injuries on two persons.
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, revealed this.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency responded to a distress call through the 767 and 112 Toll-Free Emergency lines at 11.08am.
He said the agency activated its Tiger Response Team from the command and control centre, Alausa, Ikeja.
He said: “Upon arrival at the incident scene, investigations conducted revealed that the fire was attributed to explosion of a 12-tonne gas truck, which impacted several cars within the filling station and portions of a nearby building.
“Two adult males suffered severe burns, while others sustained minor injuries.
The injured individuals were promptly rescued and given immediate medical attention by the agency’s pre-hospital care team in collaboration with LASAMBUS before being transferred to LASUTH for further medical treatment.