One man has died in a gas explosion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta, Ogun State. Another man was said to be critically injured. The organisation said the explosion occurred yesterday about 11am in the main event centre of the complex. OOPL said the”technical vendors” were servicing the air conditioning units when the blast happened

Managing Director Vitalis Ortese, in a statement, said, “The explosion emanated when a pair of technical vendors were conducting routine servicing of the air conditioning units. There have been reports of similar incidents across the state in the last one week, which calls for investigation by the appropriate authorities.

“The explosion, which occurred at about 11.04 am, unfortunately, led to the death of a technical vendor and serious injury of the second vendor. The emergency team of the Library immediately took action to prevent further damage and subsequently moved the injured to the hospital.”

OOPL said everyone else at the facility was unhurt. Governor Dapo Abiodun has commiserated with the families of the victims of the recent gas explosions in Abeokuta.

Source: The Nation