About 20 persons were injured on Wednesday as a gas explosion rocked a popular filling station (Bovas) in Ilorin, Kwara state capital.
The explosion occurred at the Offa-garage outlet of the filling station forcing commercial motorcyclists and other passersby to scamper for safety.
A petty trader with a shop close to the filling station, who did not want to be named, said “the explosion happened around 11 am. We just heard a loud bang and smoke taking over the whole filling station, we all scampered for safety not knowing what was happening.
“In the ensuing melee, several people sustained bruises, while some of those in the filling station like hawkers, petrol attendants and those buying fuel were injured.”
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Another eyewitness said, “the explosion was from the commercial gas plant located inside the filling station, it was dispensing and suddenly exploded, it was however immediately brought under control, although several people sustained varying degrees of injury.”
The Nation
