2 Injured as gas explodes in Abeokuta

Two persons were on Friday morning injured as another gas explosion occurred at the premises of a construction company, at the Onikoko area of Abeokuta, barely 24 hours after a similar incident happened within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in the state capital.

It was gathered that a cylinder filled with gas exploded when it was not in use.

The burst cylinder affected many buildings along the Onikoko-Adigbe axis, vehicles and a teacher in a classroom at St. Louis College, Abeokuta.

The two injured had been taken to hospital for medical attention.

The State Commissioner for Special Duties, Barrister Femi Ogunbanwo, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr Kehinde Onasanya, and other officials of the state, paid an on the spot assessment of the scene of the incident.

Meanwhile, the state government has sealed off an industrial gas retailing depot at Omida.