Fireworks explosion
rocked Lagos Island on Wednesday morning. The incident, which affected three
buildings located at Okoya/Ojogiwa, Lagos Island, Lagos, occurred at about
8:00am. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death
of one person in the Lagos explosion. Ibrahim Farinloye, the NEMA South-West
spokesperson, confirmed that one person died from the explosion, while 40
others sustained minor injuries.
Witnesses said the dead body was recovered
after the explosion.
About 10 houses – mostly three-storey
buildings – were severely destroyed by the explosion in the Idumota area of
Lagos.
Firefighters are still struggling to put out
the inferno.
A spokesperson of the Lagos Fire and Safety
Services said that they arrived 30 minutes after the explosion, but the crowd
at the scene hindered their operation.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STORY:
It was gathered that trouble started when a locked-up shop
under one of the three buildings stocked with fireworks popularly called
'bangers' suddenly exploded and went up in flames.
The building is said to be located on Oko Awo Street in the
popular Jankara area of Lagos, close to King Ado Secondary School.
Firefighters and rescue agencies were swiftly deployed on
the scene and battled the huge blaze.
Within minutes of the explosion, the fire spread to a nearby
building, sending hundreds of residents, traders and shoppers fleeing in the
usually boisterous market area.
As a result of the explosion, it was learnt that the
building which had the shop under it and two others adjoining collapsed.
Residents of the three buildings, who were still celebrating
the Christmas festivity mood but were still on beds to witness the boxing day,
were affected during the explosions.
A score of other residents were said to be currently trapped
in the debris of the collapsed three buildings.
As at press-time, officials of the Lagos State Emergency
Management Agency (LASEMA), fire service, police, Nigerian Security Civil and
Defence Corps (NSCDC) and others had visited the scene for rescue operations.
The exact casualty figure is yet unknown, although many
injured persons have been rushed to the hospital with serious burns.
Fireworks are banned in Nigeria.
Culled:naij.com
Fireworks explosion
rocked Lagos Island on Wednesday morning. The incident, which affected three
buildings located at Okoya/Ojogiwa, Lagos Island, Lagos, occurred at about
8:00am. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death
of one person in the Lagos explosion. Ibrahim Farinloye, the NEMA South-West
spokesperson, confirmed that one person died from the explosion, while 40
others sustained minor injuries.
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