Saturday, December 07, 2024 -The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed a chemical explosion at 291 Old Abeokuta Motor Road, opposite Vetland Secondary School, Agege area of the state.
According to sources, at least one person was seriously injured
following the incident which occurred at about 6pm on Friday.
Margaret Adeseye, Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service
confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
According to her, the Agege Fire and Rescue crew of the Agency brought
the situation under control shortly after the incident was reported.
She said the crew doused the “fire from the explosion of sets of varying
kegs sizes containing unknown chemicals stored in an open fenced-gated land”.
“While investigation into the ownership and type of chemical is ongoing,
it was discovered that heat radiation is attributed to the explosion of the
chemical which was kept unprotected from sunlight.
“The rescued lady is however responding to treatment from sustained
first degree burns”, the statement added.
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