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General News of Thursday, 13 May 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

3 lives lost in Ogun gas explosion

The incident happened at Oke-Egunya The incident happened at Oke-Egunya

Not less than three persons, including an infant, were reported to have been burnt to death in a fire incident, yesterday, May 12, in the Ogun State

According to a witness, the incident occurred at Oke-Egunya, on NTA Abeokuta Road at about 3 pm.

It was also learnt that the fire started as a result of a gas explosion while a technician was servicing a faulty refrigerator.

Fatai Adefala, the Director of Fire Service, Ogun State, confirmed the incident to newsmen.

“We received a distress call at about 3:15 pm at Oke-Igbore. We learnt it was a spark of fire. On getting there, we discovered it was a gas explosion. What really happened was that they were cooking outside with fire and unfortunately the gas exploded. They were trying to top the gas in the fridge, in the process, it exploded. Three lives were lost and one infant was among the dead.”