It was gathered that the incident which happened on Wednesday at Offa Garage saw many people scuttling to safety.
No fewer than 20
people have sustained injuries after a gas explosion occurred at a Bovas
filling station, in Ilorin the Kwara State capital.
It was gathered that
the incident which happened on Wednesday at Offa Garage saw many people
scuttling to safety.
Speaking with
journalists, a bread seller who witnessed the incident at the filling station,
Mrs. Iyabo Olorunnisola, said, “The explosion happened some minutes to 11 am
and we just heard a loud bang and smoke taking over the whole filling station
and we all scampered to safety, not knowing what was happening.
“In the ensuing melee,
several people sustained bruises, while some of those in the filling station
like hawkers, petrol attendants and those buying fuel were injured.”
Also, a shop owner,
Mr. Azeez Iyiola, who spoke on the incident, said, “The explosion was from the
commercial gas plant located inside the filling station.
“It was dispensing and
suddenly exploded, it was however immediately brought under control, although
several people sustained varying degrees of injury.”
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