Barely after 24 hours after a gas explosion rocked the Presidential Library belonging to the former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in Ogun State, another similar incident has occurred in the state capital.
The latest gas explosion, EKO HOT BLOG gathered, occurred on the premises of the CSCC construction yard, at the Onikoko area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Friday.
It was further learnt that two persons were seriously affected by the explosion as they were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention.
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The explosion was said to have occurred after a filled gas cylinder exploded when it was not in use.
It was gathered that many buildings along the Onikoko-Adigbe axis, vehicles, and a teacher in a classroom at St. Louis College, Abeokuta were affected by the latest incident.
However, the Ogun State Commissioner for Special Duties, Barrister Femi Ogunbanwo, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Kehinde Onasanya, and other officials of the state, have paid an on-the-spot assessment of the scene of the incident On Friday.
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