“It’s not an LPG related accident but rather acetylene gas used for welding,” cooking gas marketers declared
Five people including a ten year-old boy were, on Tuesday morning, killed when cylinders at a gas retailing Centre exploded in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital.
Platforms Africa reports that the gas centre is located at Ojekunle Street, Ladipo Spare Part market area of Lagos.
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed the accident, noting that there are also many casualties.
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According to Ibrahim Farinloye, Coordinator South West of NEMA who cinfirmed the casualty figure, the fire had been put out but rescue operatuons still ongoing.
He said the boy was rescued alive but died on the way to the hospital.
Farinloye said the casualties included three males and one female identified as Mama Funmi.
Lagos State Fire Service, Police Disaster Management Unit, NEMA and LASEMA are on rescue operations.
Meanwhile, the Executive Secretary of National Association of LPF Marketers (NALPGAM), Bassey Essien, has declared that the explosion, which rocked Lagos killing five people including the 10 year-old boy, has nothing to do with cooking gas.
Essien in a reaction shared on Platforms Africa forum on the accident, insisted that all reports that named Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) otherwise known as xooking gas as being responsible for the incident are not correct.
“It’s not an LPG related accident but rather acetylene gas used for welding,” Essien declared.
