Lagos, Nigeria – Dem don report gas explosion wey happen for Orisunmibare Market, wey dey off Baale Street, Orile-Iganmu, inside Coker LCDA area for Lagos State. E happen around 14:13 hours, and e cause wahala for gas retail outlet wey get plenty gas cylinders of different sizes. Na wah! Chai!
Firefighters from Sari-Iganmu and Ilupeju Fire Stations rush go the scene sharp-sharp, and dem manage control the situation before e fit turn to serious matter. Naim dem save more shops wey dey surround the area from fire disaster. According to Margaret Adeseye, wey be the Director for Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, dem handle am well, but plenty shops still suffer small damage.
Thank God, no lives lost, but one person sustain minor hand injury during the yab where gas do explosion. Margaret confirm say, “Swift responses from the fire stations help prevent any more wahala.” She reassure people say operations for market don finish, and everybody dey safe for now. Na good news be dis!
But make we no forget about another explosion earlier for the day, when one big tanker wey carry 33,000-litre Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) spill im contents for Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, near Berger Car Depot after e bump into one luxury Mercedes-Benz Jeep and some other cars wey dey on display. E be like film, but thank God no be another serious matter again because fire service people go there quick-quick to avert disaster.
Margaret again talk say, “If no be for our quick intervention, the tanker spill fit cause major disaster. We dey transfer the remaining fuel to another tanker, while we dey try recover the damaged vehicles.” E no easy for dem wey dey work for fire service under plenty pressure. We go continue to dey watch dem as dem dey try keep Lagos safe for everybody.
Eyewitnesses wey dey around when the explosion happen talk say dem hear loud bang, and everybody scatter for market like say dem see ghost. “People dey run, some dey shout. E be like say wahala don land,” one local resident talk. Dis incident don raise concern about safety of gas wey people dey use, and people dey call for sharper measures to prevent these kind things from happening again. Na serious matter!
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