Firefighters and emergency responders have successfully put out the fire that emanated from a pipeline explosion at Abule Egba area of Lagos on Sunday night.
The Lagos State Government said in a tweet on Monday that the fire was put out after several hours.
“After several hours of intense fire fighting by the combined teams of Lagos Fire and other agencies, the fire at Ile Epo Ekoro Road, Abule-Egba Inwards Baruwa in Alimosho LGA was successfully put out,” the government said.
“By 9pm the fire was curtailed and by 11:30pm it was put off. Having contained the area at 11:30pm, an enumeration of the vehicles and properties that were involved this morning commenced.”
The fire which began due to the explosion from a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) sent residents into panic.
Overall, three bodies – two adults and a child – were recovered.
Houses and vehicles were also destroyed in the inferno.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu tweeted about the incident.
“My thoughts and prayers are with the families & businesses affected in the unfortunate incident at Abule Egba. We are thankful for the brave members of LASEMA and our fire service that swung into action working all night to reduce the impact. Pipeline Vandals will be shown no mercy.
“We must work together to ensure man-made incidents like Abule Egba are avoided. Security and information gathering along volatile corridors will increase and a stronger synergy with communities must happen. We all have a role to play,” he said.
