No fewer than three persons have been injured in a gas explosion that occurred at Four Point by Sheraton Hotel, on Victoria Island, Lagos.

The explosion also affected part of the hotel building and damaged several cars.

The management of the Hotel confirmed in a statement that two of those injured were employees of the contractor working on the site of the Gas.

The statement also commended the prompt arrival of emergency officials while it called for proper investigation into the circumstances that led to the explosion.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency in a statement said preliminary investigations revealed that the gas cylinder used by welders working in the hotel premises exploded due to a leakage of one of the gas cylinder hose.