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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Ogun State police command has commenced action on the recent gas explosions in Abeokuta, the state capital.<\/p>\n

The command said it worked with other security and government agencies to set up a technical investigative team.<\/p>\n

The job of the team, Oyeyemi said, was to unravel the causes of the explosions, which it said killed six and injured eight other persons.<\/p>\n

According to the command\u2019s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, two gas plants suspected to have supplied the gas and the cylinders have been sealed up.<\/p>\n

Oyeyemi told DAILY POST that samples of the gas from the plants were also taken for analysis by the Standard Organization of Nigeria(SON).<\/p>\n

The police warned welders and technicians to stop using oxygen gas simultaneously with cooking gas while welding.<\/p>\n

\u201cPending the outcome of the investigation, and in order to prevent further disaster, welders throughout the state are advised to stop using oxygen gas simultaneously with liquefied petroleum gas-LPG (cooking gas), while carrying out their welding jobs,\u201d Oyeyemi stated.<\/p>\n

The command directed DPOs and Area Commanders to pass the information to welders, their associations and maintenance technicians in their respective jurisdictions, asking them to monitor compliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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