BREAKING: Many Injured As Gas Explosion Rocks Iju, Lagos [PHOTOS & VIDEO]
A loud explosion shook the Ajuwon, in the Iju area of Lagos shortly before 3:30 this afternoon as thick smoke billowed into the sky.
The residents are currently in distress after a gas explosion rocked the area.
News Direct learnt that the accident happened at Cele Bus Stop, along Grailand, Ajuwon.
Iju is located between Agege and Ojodu Berger and is a thickly populated area in the Ikeja Local Government Area.
An eyewitness explained that the explosion was from a gas plant located around Iju Hills and close to Grailland.
As at the time of filing this report, the rescue operation has commenced.
However, a plank market and an event center are completely burnt to ruins.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>EXPLOSION LIVE AT AJUWON🥺💔💔💔💔 <a href=”https://t.co/gIPJoQHLzs”>pic.twitter.com/gIPJoQHLzs</a></p>— vIRGO👽 (@tobiodumade) <a href=”https://twitter.com/tobiodumade/status/1309145609941778433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
Let us be holiness with ourselves,so that things can been in our country;thanks love u all.