An artisan has been killed after a gas explosion at a welding workshop in Festac Town, Lagos.
Apart from the deceased, two other persons sustained various degrees of injuries in the explosion that occurred on Monday April 13, 2015, at the shop located on 5th Avenue, D1 Close in the area.
But for the timely intervention of fire service men from the Ojo Fire Station, the damage could have escalated as their early arrival and quick response doused the flame and prevented the fire from escalating.
The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe, confirmed the incident and said the deceased could not be less than 35 years old.
"The incident happened around 3.35pm. They do welding jobs in the workshop. The heat generated from the activities might have caused the explosion.
We met a corpse on the ground, which policemen from the FESTAC division later came for. Our men from the Ojo fire station responded with 10,000 litres of water."
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