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Three people, including an infant, have been killed while others sustained injuries, following a gas explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.

According to NAN, the incident occurred when a technician was topping up the gas of a faulty refrigerator in a residential area on Wednesday.

Fatai Adefala, director of the state fire service, confirmed the incident, saying the explosion had already occurred before the agency got to the affected community.

“We received a distress call at 3:15pm at Oke-Igbore. We learnt it was a spark of fire. On getting there, we discovered it was a gas explosion,” he said.

“What really happened was that they were cooking outside with fire and unfortunately the gas exploded.

“They were trying to top the gas in the fridge, and in the process, it exploded.

“Three lives were lost; one infant was among them. For now, the bodies are still lying there. You know it was those who are living in that house that were affected. It is an ancient building.”

Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Ogun traffic compliance and enforcement corps spokesperson, added that the injured victims had been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, Abeokuta, while the deceased have been buried according to Islamic rites.