Two persons were on Tuesday killed in an explosion at Afariogun Street, Ajao Estate, Lagos.
The explosion which started from a gas refilling shop was said to have affected nine other shops in the area.
The Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who conformed the incident said the fire had been extinguished, adding that two bodies were recovered from the scene of the incident.
He said, “The agency received distress calls and upon arrival at the incident scene, it was discovered that there was an explosion at Afariogun Street, Ajao Estate.
“Investigations revealed that the explosion originated from a shop occupied by a gas refilling business. A total of nine shops were affected by the inferno.
“The fire has been extinguished by the combined efforts of LRU fire and Lagos State Fire Service. Two bodies were retrieved within the debris, recovery and retrieval ongoing.”
