15 DIE IN GAS EXPLOSION, EXACTLY A YEAR AFTER SCORES OF PUPILS DIE IN BUILDING COLLAPSE
At least 15 corpses, including a family of four, had been recovered from the scene of Sunday’s pipeline explosion in Abule Ado area of Lagos.
The National Emergency Management Agency has also confirmed that at least 60 injured students of Bethlehem Girls College have been taken to the Nigerian Navy Hospital in Ojo Cantonment for treatment.
The Acting Coordinator of NEMA in Lagos, Ibrahim Farinloye, said the victims, a couple and their two sons, were caught by the explosion on their way to church at about 9am today.
According to him, over 50 buildings, including Bethlehem Girls College and a popular hotel, were damaged in the explosion.
He said: “The resulting fire later spread to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) oil pipeline passing through the area even though the pipeline has been shut down as a precautionary measure. The fire was eventually extinguished at 3:30 p.m. through the combined efforts of officials of the Lagos State Fire Service, Federal Fire Service, and Nigerian Navy Fire Tender.”(Outlook Media).
15 DIE IN GAS EXPLOSION, EXACTLY A YEAR AFTER SCORES OF PUPILS DIE IN BUILDING COLLAPSE
