Seven more bodies have been recovered from the scene of the Abule-Ado, Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos blast bring the tally to 23.
Most of the injured persons are said to be receiving treatment at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Navy Town, Ojo.
The Command Information Officer, Western Naval Command, Navy Commander Thomas Otuji, said 55 persons were rushed to the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Ojo, by rescuers led by the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command
Those brought to the hospital are 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 in the Intensive Care Unit and connected to a ventilator. Seven other adults and two children are on admission. 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, two females and a male.”
While two of the bodies were recovered at the wee hours of yesterday by search parties, the other three were recovered around 10am.
It was learnt that one of the victims, a lady was brought out alive from the debris.
This is even as parents and relations have been trooping in to look for their children and loved ones.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said the explosion was caused when a truck hit gas cylinders around the corporation’s pipeline right of way.
Public Relations Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of the South-West Region, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed that three bodies were recovered, while a child was rescued alive. Michael Abiye, said he was still looking for his cousin who stays with him.
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