Infant dies in Lagos gas explosion, teenager injured
A gas explosion at a retail shop in the Egan area of Igando, Lagos State, has claimed the life of a seven-month-old baby. The incident also left a teenage girl with severe burns on her legs. The explosion destroyed both the gas shop and a neighbouring hairdressing salon. Emergency responders had not arrived at the scene as of the time the report was filed.
What happened
- A seven-month-old baby was killed after a gas explosion at a retail gas shop in Egan, Igando.
- The baby, child of an apprentice at a nearby salon, was inside the gas shop with a teenage girl when the explosion occurred.
- The teenager, said to be the daughter of the gas shop owner, escaped with burns on both legs.
- The baby’s mother and others in the salon fled, but the fire was too intense for anyone to rescue the child.
- Both the gas shop and the hairdressing salon were completely destroyed, and the cause of the explosion is yet to be determined.
