16th March, 2020
Fifty-five victims of Sunday’s gas explosion at Abule Ado in Lagos were treated at Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Ojo, Western Naval Command (WNC) Spokesman, Thomas Otuji, said.
The figure of casualties was different from the 25 given by Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, head of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency(LASEMA)
Otuji said the Navy Fire Service Unit trucks from NNS WEY, Naval Ordnance Depot, Naval Air Base, were also deployed to assist in fighting the fire, which started after the explosion at 9:30 a. m.
The hospital also felt the impact as it caused substantial damage to the ceiling.
“Fifty-five persons were attended to, made up of 36 school children and 19 adults.
“One of the adults had about 35 per cent mixed degree burns with inhalation injuries and pulmonary edema.
“He has been admitted into the Intensive Care Unit and connected to a ventilator, seven other adults and two children are on admission in the wards.
“Two adults had traumatic brain injury and were referred to LUTH for neurosurgical intervention. The remaining 43 have been treated and discharged.
“Three people were brought in dead comprising of two females and a male,” the Navy Spokesman said.