5 dead, 10 injured, 12 vehicles destroyed in Lagos gas explosion By Evelyn Usman, Bose Adelaja & Esther Onyegbula Explosion rocked Ladipo, Mushin area of Lagos State, yesterday, claiming five persons, injuring 10 others and destroying 12 vehicles and some buildings. The explosion occurred at a gas shop on 33/35, Ojekunle Street, Ladipo spareparts market at 8.15 a.m. Many people sustained injuries in the resultant stampede, while property, which monetary value could not be immediately ascertained, were also destroyed. It was also gathered that 10 persons sustained minor injuries but were treated and discharged by the medical team at the scene of the explosion. Spokesman for National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident, while Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, said the explosion occurred at an open land with shanties and shops where gas cylinders were stacked. Vanguard gathered from an eye witness that the owner of the gas sh...