By Ben Ogbemudia
Five persons including three children are currently receiving medical attention at a private hospital following a phone call that triggered a gas cylinder to explode and burst into flames in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja.
The explosion took place at the uncompleted building area of Dagiri not far from the Lokoja/Abuja road in Gwagwalada.
Eyewitnesses said the injured have been rushed to Zamad Hospital in the Dagiri area of Gwagwalada.
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A young man who identified himself as Usman said the crisis started when a man who wanted to buy fuel was busy making frantic calls.
“We can’t really say what happened, but all we heard was an explosion, boom”.
At the time of filing this story, the fire has been put off.
