Story from Kenneth AFOR, Lagos
Two persons on Tuesday have reportedly died after an Oxyacetylene gas cylinder exploded at the Conference Hotel on Presidential Boulevard, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Also, three persons suffered various degrees of injuries as a result of the explosion.
The hotel belonging to a former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel, opposite the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), was said to be undergoing routine maintenance.
According to the hotel facility manager, Engineer Tunde Osinubi in a statement attributed the explosion to a “fake gas cylinder.”
He explained that the explosion occurred when the technicians were welding the door hinges and in the process, the gas cylinder that was being used suddenly went off.
He said, “A routine maintenance of the automatic revolving door at the entrance of hotel reception, which involved the use of oxyacetylene gas to weld the door hinges, was being carried out.
“The Oxyacetylene gas cylinder suddenly exploded, killing the technician and one other person yet to be identified.
“Three other people were injured and were immediately taken to the hospital. They are responding to treatment.
“So far, no sabotage is suspected. It is, however, suspected that the gas cylinder purchased at the open market may be fake and unable to withstand gas pressure.
“The incidence of Gas explosions as a result of fake cylinders being sold has become worrisome and of great concern as similar incidents have been reported in several locations in Abeokuta recently with casualties.
“The management of the hotel sympathises with the families and friends of the deceased and wishes to warn the general public of the presence of fake gas cylinders in the market.
“This incidence is, however, greatly regretted.”
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