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Bellowing smoke from Iju explosionfire PHOTO: News Express Nigeria
A loud explosion shook the Iju area of Lagos shortly before 3:30 this afternoon of Thursday, September 24, 2020 as thick smoke billowed into the sky.
Iju is located between Agege and Ojodu Berger and is a thickly populated area in Ifako Ijaiye Local Development Area (LCDA).
An eyewitness who called News Express said the explosion was from a gas plant located around Iju Hills and close to Grailland.
Panic-stricken residents of Iju and surrounding communities such as Akute, Ajuwon, Ishaga, Fagba and Alagbole are asking for imemdiate intervention of the fire service and other emergency services.
