No fewer than four persons were reported to have sustained various degrees of injuries as fire gutted Fat Noble filling station, an independent marketing oil firm along Old Road, opposite Torikoh, Badagry, Lagos State on Wednesday
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the attendants were dispensing petrol inside jerry cans and sacks around 1 a.m. at the back of the station when the explosion occurred.
According to a source, those who sustained injuries were quickly rushed to the General Hospital in Badagry before the arrival of fire service men.
“They are selling fuel which is to be smuggled out of the country. Immediately, there was a sudden explosion.
“The fire destroyed some part of the station before the arrival of the men of the Lagos Fire Service.
“Those who suffered serious injuries were taken to the hospital while those with minor injuries were treated within,” the source said.
