Residents Flee As Explosion Rocks Lagos Community

Residents of Ijegun in Navy Town, Ojo area of Lagos State, scampered for safety on Thursday, following a fire outbreak in the area, a report from the area said.

The report, by Channels Television, quoted eyewitness reporters as saying that a loud noise was heard at about midday on Thursday, after a diesel tanker carrying 33,000 fuel fell.

“Some residents raised concern over the siting of tank farms near the Navy Town Ojo armament depot a distance which according to him is about five nautical miles,” the report said.

“The residents called on fire service and other emergency agencies to attend to the situation before it gets worse,” the report further said.