By our reporter| Thursday night tanker explosion which occurred in Ikeja area was caused by a fire from a nearby restaurant, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said in a report.
The tanker explosion resulted in the death of five people, injured 13 other persons, and destroyed Ogun state owed OPIC plaza and parts of Sheraton hotel.
The report read, “On arrival at the scene of the incident, it was discovered that a Gas tanker 13.5 Tons LPG truck in motion was leaking its content and as a result of wind action; the whole area of OPIC Structure was engulfed with fire.”
“Close investigation further revealed that the LPG gas was ignited by the exposed fire from the kitchen of the New Chinese restaurant, which followed the trail of the LPG gas resulting the combustion of the gas tanker outside the compound.
“The inferno of explosion resulted in several damages to the OPIC Plaza building.”
The agency said the 13 burns casualties found at the scene were attended to by the pre-hospital care unit of the response team, and transported to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and Gbagada General Hospital for
further treatment.
“A total of 5 fatalities were recorded as at the time this report was put together,” the agency said.
LASEMA also said it has recovered the burnt gas truck, and cordoned off the building as a disaster zone in preparation for further investigations.
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