At least two persons were on Thursday morning killed as a gas explosion rocked the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The explosion according to reports, occurred around 11:am at the Marque event centre within the Presidential Library when technicians were topping up gas into the air conditioner (AC).
A staff at OOPL who spoke to newsmen in animosity said two people have been confirmed dead following the incident.
The staff said:
The two gates leading into OOPL were shut while the security guards at the gate are currently turning visitors back.
Operatives of the State Fire Service and security officials are currently in the premises to put the situation under control.
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The two gates leading into OOPL were shut when newsmen visited.
This is coming after a gas explosion on Tuesday ruptured the calm at the Conference Hotel on Presidential Boulevard, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, killing a technician and another yet-to-be identified person.
The explosion, which occurred around noon time, left three others with varying degrees of injuries.
The hotel sited opposite the sprawling Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), is owned by former Governor Gbenga Daniel.
Reacting, the hotel facility manager, Engr. Tunde Osinubi, confirmed the incident, saying it was greatly regretted.
Osinubu, in a statement, attributed the cause of the explosion at the Conference Hotel to “fake gas cylinder.”
