Not less than 5 persons have been confirmed dead in the gas explosion incident that occurred in ladipo area around mushin in the early hours of today.
At the time of writing this, the fire which was said to have started around 8am has been put out, and is now under control.
However, LASEMA made it know that the fire was a result of stacking of gas cylinders which somehow led to ignition and explosion.
Rescue operations are still on going.