Gas explosion rocks Lagos, Many injured, vehicles destroyed

A Mobil Oil Company filling station beside the Airport Hotel in Ikeja has been engulfed by fire due to a gas explosion.

It was learnt that the explosion occurred at about 10:49 am on Thursday, August 8, when a gas tanker was discharging its content into a surface storage tank when it ignited.

Meanwhile, the fire has been brought under control.

The incident caused fear among residents and workers in the area, who were forced to run for their lives and scramble to safety.

Eyewitnesses and emergency service officials on the scene said that no lives were lost, but many people were injured.

Witnesses also reported that some of the injured were rushed to hospitals in private vehicles and minibusses (Korope) before ambulances arrived.