Residents of L and K area of Oworoshoki, Lagos State, where a gas
explosion occurred on Sunday, have urged the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to
order a full-scale investigation into the cause of the explosion.
Some residents of the area said they
needed to understand why a refrigerator gas cylinder could explode and cause
such damages in the neighborhood.
One of the residents, simply
identified as Mr. Audu, said that the extent of the damages and impact of the
explosion, could not be attributed solely to refrigerator gas.
His words: “With due respect to the
security agencies who are making professional assessment of the explosion, we
residents cannot just assume the explosion was caused by a refrigerator. All
the shops along the Oworoshoki road were shattered!An Anglican Church, along
Miyaki Street, about 50 meters from the scene of the explosion, had its
ceilings and aluminum windows shattered. Some residential buildings had windows
and doors of their apartments destroyed.The Governor needs to call for an
investigation.”
A safety expert, Mr. Benjamin James,
from safety records company, argued that if actually the explosion was from a
refrigerator gas, there was no way the impact could cause such amount of
damages.
Head of Ilupeju fire station,
Mr. A. Folarin, disclosed that the Lagos
State Government was interested in unraveling the actual cause of the
explosion, adding that he had been asked to assess and forward his report.
Folarin added: “I have asked the
shop owner and he told me that among the three fridges he has, only one was functioning.
He said the other two were faulty. He said that before he left shop on
Saturday, he switched off the fridge.”
Meanwhile, Lagos Police Command has
dismissed claims by some residents that the explosion was caused by a bomb.
Lagos State Police Public Relation’s
Officer, (PPRO), DSP Joe Offor, in a statement said Lagos did not record any
explosion at Oworoshoki as being erroneously circulated.
Offor said: “Rather, a minor fire
incident occurred at L and K Bus stop in Oworoshoki Lagos. A wine shop went up in
flames and this was caused by leaking refrigerator gas. No lives were lost, but
three persons suffered burns and were taken to the hospital.”
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