Explosion: One missing, 276 persons displaced — Lagos govt
Emergency workers were yesterday still searching for the body of a man who was declared missing by family members three days after a massive explosion rocked Abule-Ado, a community in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Presently, three persons who suffered major injuries are being treated at different hospitals while 57 others have been […]
Some buildings destroyed by Abule Ado, Lagos explosion on Sunday.
Emergency workers were yesterday still searching for the body of a man who was declared missing by family members three days after a massive explosion rocked Abule-Ado, a community in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Presently, three persons who suffered major injuries are being treated at different hospitals while 57 others have been treated and discharged.
Briefing journalists yesterday on the extent of rescue work done since the explosion occurred, the Director General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said a total of 276 persons were displaced as a result of the explosion.
He said 57 others who were trapped under the rubbles were rescued.
According to him, three others are still being treated at different hospitals.
“One is on admission at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), another is being treated at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital Ojo, and the third is at Gold Treat Hospital.
“Twenty bodies were recovered, 93 houses were damaged out of which 44 were mildly damaged, 49 were severely damaged. Forty cars and three articulated trucks were destroyed, seven schools were destroyed, three churches, one hotel, one shopping complex was also destroyed.
“A committee has been set up by the governor of Lagos State, chaired by the deputy governor. A relief camp has also been opened by Governor Babajide Sanwo – Olu, and the sum of N2 billion deposited. One person is still missing,” he added.
He explained that post disaster assessment by all relevant government agencies was on going, adding that members of the public would be fully briefed on the outcome of the investigation.