A Baby was Burnt To Death As Gas Explosion Destroys Shops In Lagos

A seven-month-old baby was reportedly burnt to death in a gas explosion that destroyed a gas retail shop and a neighbouring hairdressing salon at Dabiri Junction, Niyi Bus Stop, Modina Road, Egan-Igando area of Lagos State. Sources in the community said that the infant was burnt beyond recognition after the explosion triggered a fire that engulfed both business premises. According to one of the sources, the deceased child belonged to an apprentice working at the hairdressing salon located beside the gas shop. The source said the baby had wandered into the gas shop before the explosion occurred. “The fire affected the hairdresser’s shop beside the gas shop. The seven-month-old baby was the child of an apprentice in the hairdresser’s shop. The child was playing inside the gas shop when the explosion happened,” the source said. “The gas shop and the hairdresser’s shop were completely burnt down. The seven-month-old baby was burnt to ashes.” The source also said photographs from the scene confirmed the extent of the destruction, showing both shops razed by the fire. Residents said the incident occurred at Dabiri Junction, near Niyi Bus Stop on Modina Road in the Egan-Igando area of Lagos. Emergency responders were yet to officially confirm the cause of the explosion or whether there were other casualties as of the time of filing this report.