Twitter Users share Details of Gas Explosion at Four Points by Sheraton

Twitter users have shared details of a reported gas explosion at Four Points by Sheraton in Oniru, Lagos.

A gas cylinder had, according to PM News, exploded while artisans finished a welding job on the hotel premises.

Photos shared on social media show rubbles on cars and people lying on the ground.

A statement release by the Director General Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osayintolu, said:

The situation is under control as a combined effort of the LASEMA Response Unit (LRU), Nigeria Police alongside staff of the hotel are on ground to ensure a swift recovery.

A total of three people sustained severe injuries as a result of the blast and two have been rushed to Lagos Island General hospital for intensive care by LASEMA Ambulance Unit while one was rushed to a nearby private hospital

Check out the photos and video

Moments after the Gas Explosion at Four Points By Sheraton pic.twitter.com/vWtpCm655c

— Adeyemi Olalemi ?? (@yemi4tweet) December 4, 2019

Here are photos from Four Points by Sheraton Explosion. For me it was a narrow escape. I almost parked right beside the site of the explosion before I changed my mind pic.twitter.com/piJsUdY7Zg

— Adeyemi Olalemi ?? (@yemi4tweet) December 4, 2019

Photo Credit: @yemi4tweet