Commotion has taken over an Ogun State community after a gas explosion caused irreparable damages to lives and properties.
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Two persons have been killed after a terrible gas explosion rocked a filling station in the Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Seven others were injured in the very sad incident which occurred on Thursday morning, The Nation reports.
Apart from the casulties, the explosion also triggered an inferno
which razed over seven makeshift shops, a motorcycle popularly called
Okada parked near the scene before the operatives of the state Fire
Service could halt the spread and the attendant destruction.
The incident occurred at about 11:00 a.m. when a welder was
carrying out a repair work at RAB Engineering Petrol Station in the
area.
The Ogun State Director of State Emergency Management Agency
(SEMA), Shakiru Adebakin, told journalists that the fire was caused by
a man- made error that could have been averted if the owner of the
filling station had adopted simple safety precaution.
Adebakin said it was wrong to undertake welding activities in a petrol station without certain precautionary measures in place.
Also, the state Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps (NSCDC), Aboluwoye Akinwande, who confirmed that two people died
in the incident, said quick intervention by relevant agencies prevented
the fire from spreading to several places.
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