25-Year-Old Dies After Jumping Into Iron Melting Pot In Lagos

25-Year-Old Dies After Jumping Into Iron Melting Pot In Lagos

A 25-year-old yet-to-be-identified man has lost his life after jumping into an iron melting pot in the Odogunyan area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.

Ireporteronline understands that the deceased was a contract staff attached to a metal recycling plant’s Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) section.

AOD is an advanced technology for the refinement of iron, nickel, and cobalt based.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident via social media said the case was reported to the Police in Ikorodu by the safety officer of the company

However, Hundeyin failed to disclose the name of the deceased, the safety officer nor the company where the incident occurred.

He said the safety officer had reported at the station around 3.51pm on August 3, 2024, that a 25-year-old contract staff of the company had allegedly run to the iron melting pot, an area which he claimed to be restricted and jumped into the melting pot.

The body of the deceased could not be retrieved as it was completely melted and dissolved in the hot iron.

He said, “The safety officer claimed that all efforts by the deceased colleagues to stop him from committing suicide proved abortive.

“The body of the deceased was completely melted and dissolved in the hot iron.”