The scene of Apapa blast
The exact number of causalities is yet to be specified. First reported number of people killed by the blast is four.
An eyewitness, who introduced himself as Musa Ali, revealed that he had narrowly escaped death during the blast:
"I am a truck conductor and my truck was on the queue. I was walking towards Folawiyo Junction when I heard the explosion. I thought it was an earthquake. When I looked up I saw a large ball of fire at the spot where I was to buy food and a woman in front of me was badly injured," he told to Vanguard.
These two explosions occurred in Apapa, Lagos on Wednesday night, leaving many injured and 4 people dead.
According to Punch who broke the news, the explosions occurred almost at the same time, the first at the entrance to the Folawiyo tank farm and the second inside the facility.
It is being alleged that two petrol tankers were the cause of the explosions. The trucks are said to have caught fire, and exploded later. The explosion inside the office was quickly put out.
Ngozi Braide, the Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Office said, “I learnt that a tanker carrying fuel burst into flames. The Divisional Police Officer of the area and other policemen are at the scene of the incident.”
Rasaq Fadipe who is the Director, State Fire Service, shut down reports that it was a suicide bomber, stating that it was a gas explosion
The exact number of causalities is yet to be specified. First reported number of people killed by the blast is four.
An eyewitness, who introduced himself as Musa Ali, revealed that he had narrowly escaped death during the blast:
"I am a truck conductor and my truck was on the queue. I was walking towards Folawiyo Junction when I heard the explosion. I thought it was an earthquake. When I looked up I saw a large ball of fire at the spot where I was to buy food and a woman in front of me was badly injured," he told to Vanguard.
These two explosions occurred in Apapa, Lagos on Wednesday night, leaving many injured and 4 people dead.
According to Punch who broke the news, the explosions occurred almost at the same time, the first at the entrance to the Folawiyo tank farm and the second inside the facility.
It is being alleged that two petrol tankers were the cause of the explosions. The trucks are said to have caught fire, and exploded later. The explosion inside the office was quickly put out.
Ngozi Braide, the Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Office said, “I learnt that a tanker carrying fuel burst into flames. The Divisional Police Officer of the area and other policemen are at the scene of the incident.”
Rasaq Fadipe who is the Director, State Fire Service, shut down reports that it was a suicide bomber, stating that it was a gas explosion
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