A Gas tank explosion has rocked Iyasoko street Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin Local government area of Lagos State at about 6.55 pm, on Tuesday 13th April 2021.
Casualty figures are yet to be confirmed, though an eyewitness said houses and vehicles were burnt, and lives must have been lost.
Some residents are also said to have sustained injuries as a result of the explosion, while some persons are attempting to put out the fire.
Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the fire incident, saying the rescue team had been dispatched at about 6.50 pm to the scene.
The incident comes months after a previous explosion rocked the Baruwa area of Ipaja.
Eight persons were reportedly killed in that incident.
