Reports reaching 247ureports indicates that there has been an explosion in Lagos state. The Explosion is said to have occurred around 9am this morning, as an eyewitness said that a powerful explosion struck a building, which contains fireworks.
According to an eyewitness report, it involved a multi-storey building packed which is packed with fireworks in the Idumagbo area of Lagos Island, Lagos.
As gathered explosion affected nearby buildings and cars is said to have been caused by a Fireworks storage facility in Jankara market Idumota. The building is said to be located on Oko Awo Street in the popular Jankara area of Lagos, close to King Ado Secondary School.
According to the Witnesse the explosion went off around 9.30a.m as the city marked Boxing Day amid a lull in business activities. The eyewitness also, fire explosion has consumed two blocks of buildings on Lagos Island. The blast blew out windows of a school across the street
Wounded persons have been taken to the hospital with serious burns even as firefighters and rescue agencies swiftly deployed on the scene and battled the raging inferno.
