- The explosion was gas-induced
- A residential building was razed in the incident
- The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services confirmed the incident.
Residents of Cascol Street in the Ojo area of Lagos State were enveloped by apprehension and anxiety in the early hours of Saturday.
Their trepidation and panic were engendered by an inferno caused by a gas explosion in one of the residential buildings on the street.
It’s gathered that the eight-room bungalow became engulfed in fire after after a camp gas in the building exploded jolting sleeping residents awake.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Amodu Shakiru, confirmed the incident.
He said one of the occupants was cooking in the corridor of the building when the explosion occurred.
He said the building was badly burnt from the impact of the explosion, adding that the affected building did not have an area designated as kitchen for occupants to do their cooking.
He said, “One of the occupants of the building was cooking with a camp gas when it exploded and the building was severely burnt with content therein. We also found that the passage was used as their kitchen because there was no specific area identified as a kitchen on the premises. We also counted not less than six camp gases in there.
“The call came in at about 9:05 am and we were able to isolate the fire to only the building alone while adjoining buildings were safe from the gas-induced fire.”
Shakiru said the incident would have been fatal but for the detachment of some officers from the Ojo military cantonment who protected firemen who were carrying out their duties.
He added that there was no casualty as the occupants of the building escaped unhurt
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