Pandemonium In Lagos, As Gas Explosion Rocks Ikeja

By Akinwale Kasali

If not for the swift intervention of Fire Fighters attached to the Lagos State Fire Safety Services, and the Lagos State Emergency and Management Agency, LASEMA, the Gas Explosion at Mobil Filling Station in Ikeja could have wrecked havoc. It would have led to lose of lives and several properties.

Pandemonium rocked the Lagos State Capital, Ikeja, when the Mobil Filling Station located beside Ikeja Airport Hotel was engulfed by fire as a result of a gas explosion.

The Gas-tanker was undocking contents at the filling station when the incident occurred.

The impact of the explosion was  huge, but no lives was lost. The injuries sustained by a few people  were minor.

It took the swift intervention of LASEMA and Lagos Fire Service officials to put off the fire, as the management of the Filling Station had also douse the tension of the fire with their fire fighting equipment.

It would be recalled that Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly,  Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa had tasked two Ministries – Physical Planning and Urban Development as well as Special Duties – to up their responsibilities to ensure that lives are protected against the sale of combustible substances in residential areas.

The House frowned against the proliferation of gas shops across the State and asked the Lagos State Safety Agency not to compromise on enforcement of laws regulating the activities of such outlets, a statement by Eromosele Ebhomele, Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, said.