A gas container explosion in Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday has left one person injured and property worth N5m destroyed.
The gas explosion also destroyed seven containers.
The incident occurred around 7.30pm at Baba-Soja’s Junction along the Alagbado Specialist Hospital Road, Okelele, in the Ilorin East Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the fire emanated from a gas retail shop.
A woman, said to be the wife of the owner of the gas retail shop, sustained injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A victim of the explosion, who sold baby wares in one of the shops, Mrs Bashirat Bashar, said the fire affected her shop.
“I just filled my shop with goods worth over N2.5m on Monday in preparation for Sallah sales. All the goods were burnt in the fire,” she said.
A source also claimed that the owner of the gas retail shop lost N2m cash to the incident.
Falade Olumuyiwa, director of Kwara state fire service advised owners of filling stations and gas plants to procure necessary safety equipment for their outlets across the state.
