{"id":34679,"date":"2020-10-08T14:16:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T14:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=34679"},"modified":"2020-10-08T14:16:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T14:16:54","slug":"death-toll-from-lagos-gas-explosion-now-eight-25-building-razed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=34679","title":{"rendered":"Death toll from Lagos gas explosion now eight, 25 building razed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The number of casualties from the early morning gas explosion within Baruwa in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State has hit eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Eight persons have been confirmed dead, while 25 buildings including a school were destroyed in the explosion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, while giving update on the incident said the agency\u2019s emergency response unit had been deployed in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, \u201cThe explosion occurred and the agency activated a response plan. Initial disaster assessment is as follows: casualties still being assessed but eight fatalities have been identified so far. 25 houses that are mostly bungalows, 16 lock-up shops and one primary school have been affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirefighters and rescue workers are operating at the incident scene. The gas emission has been identified and curtailed. Damping down is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Oke-Osanyintolu assured that further information will be provided and a post-disaster assessment will be carried out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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