Although the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency initially said 10 people were killed, the
Nigerian Red Cross claims at least 100 people have died. Other accounts state that the number dead is 39, including school children. The bodies were taken to the
Ikeja General Hospital. A pregnant woman and her 4-year-old son were also among the dead. The
Nigerian Red Cross compiled names of the deceased and injured. They set up camps near the disaster as well. Local council and government officials claim that the actual death toll is much lower than what the
Nigerian Red Cross is claiming. Victims were taken to a hospital and are said to have been suffering from serious burns. It's believed that when the explosion occurred, gate men at the Ijegun Primary School initially locked the gates apparently to prevent the pupils from running into danger. But when the atmosphere became tense, the gate men and other staff were said to have run for their lives leaving everyone to their fate. At that point, students from Ijegun Comprehensive School who ran into the primary school premises were said to have jointly brought down the wall of the school to facilitate their escape. Most of them were trampled on. Eight out of sixteen pupils who were rushed to Corner Stone Hospital reportedly died on 15 May and another died a day later. Three residents were killed after being run over by vehicles whose drivers attempted to flee the fire zone. ==See also==