Four Injured in Petrol Station Explosion in Badagry

Four persons have sustained injuries in explosion at a Petrol station in Badagry.

The explosion occurred at 1:00 A.M. on Tuesday as attendants were transferring petrol from jerry cans and sacks at the back of the filling stations.

In the process, the filling station was rocked with explosion, which destroyed part of it.

Those injured were taken to the Badagry general hospital for treatment.

The fire incident happened when some persons were filling polythene bags with petrol to sell in the neighbouring country. Our men were able to contain the fire.

Four people were injured as you can see in the reports.

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The News Agency of Nigeria also reported that those who sustained injuries were quickly rushed to the General Hospital in Badagry before the arrival of the fire service men.

They are selling fuel which is to be smuggled out of the country. Immediately, there was an explosion.

The fire destroyed some parts of the station before the arrival of the men of the Lagos Fire Service.

Those who suffered serious injuries were taken to the hospital while those with minor injuries were treated within, a source told NAN.

Meanwhile, the Station Head, Badagry Fire Service, Mr. Isaac Dossa, said they received an emergency call at 1.15am. about the incident and they proceeded to the scene immediately.

We got to the scene of the fire incident around 1.25 a.m. and the fire was put off around 3.55 a.m. same day

They have taken most of the victims of the fire incident to the general hospital before our arrival, Dossa said.