The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, witnessed an explosion on Thursday, leaving two persons feared dead.
The explosion occurred around 11.00 am at the Marcque event centre within the Presidential Library. As a routine cleaning was being done, one of the gas cylinders in the event centre exploded.
The occurrence brings to fourth the number of explosions recorded in the last one week in Ogun state.
On Tuesday, the Conference Hotel in Abeokuta owned by former Governor, Gbenga Daniel, was hit by explosion, killing two and injuring three other persons.
The two occurrences of gas explosion last week claimed the lives of an infant and four others.
Last Wednesday, three persons, including an infant were burnt to death in a gas explosion that occurred in Oke-Egunyan, along NTA Road in Abeokuta when a technician was topping up the gas of faulty refrigerator.
About 24 hours after the incident, another gas explosion occurred on Mercy Road, Panseke, Abeokuta where a technician, Sanya Shonde was injured which later led to the amputation of his leg.