Four persons were feared dead in a gas explosion that occurred early Thursday morning at Aduke Street, Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
The Nation learnt that about 50 persons were injured.
Among the dead persons were two kids.
But the Director-General of Lagos Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said 23 were injured.
Oke-Osanyintolu said those suffered burns have been evacuated to the Burn Unit, Gbagada General Hospital.
According to him, five persons including three children and two adult female were seriously burnt and currently admitted at the Gbagada hospital. Read more