Fire razes Lagos filling station, injures two, burns eight vehicle
Fire razes Lagos filling station, injures two, burns eight vehicle
Abdullateef Fowewe
A fire incident at a Mobil filling station on Obafemi Awolowo Road in Ikeja, Lagos, has left two individuals critically injured and resulted in the destruction of eight vehicles.
This was confirmed in a statement obtained from the National Emergency Management Agency on Thursday.
The outburst according to NEMA, was caused by a gas hose leakage and erupted around 11 a.m. on Thursday.
According to NEMA, the incident occurred when the filling station attendants were selling fuel and gas to customers when a gas hose used for refuelling was extricated, causing a gas leak. Upon the leakage, the attendants reportedly stopped the sale of gas and fuel and immediately instructed customers not to start their car engines but unfortunately, a customer started the engine, igniting the fire, which quickly spread to vehicles passing by the filling station.
The statement enunciates “The NEMA Lagos Territorial Office (LTO) responded to a distress call around 11 am today, August 8th, 2024, regarding a gas fire incident at the Mobil Filling Station beside Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
“Upon arriving at the scene, further investigation revealed that there was no ongoing discharge or transloading of gas. The station was selling fuel and gas to customers when a gas hose used for refueling disengaged, causing a gas leak. The attendants immediately stopped the sale of gas and fuel and instructed customers not to start their car engines. Unfortunately, a customer started their engine, igniting the fire, which quickly spread to vehicles passing by the filling station.
“The incident resulted in eight vehicles and one gas truck being burnt. Additionally, a two-story building adjacent to the Mobil filling station was partially burned. One male victim suffered 70% burns, and one female victim sustained 90% burns.”
However, Dailyeconomy on July 12 reported that NEMA verified that the collapse of a building in Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, resulted in the death of several students from Saint Academy, a school housed in the two-storey building.
