Tension has gripped residents of Oke-Ode area of Abule-Egba, Lagos State following an NNPC pipeline explosion which hit the area on Sunday evening.
Preliminary report claims that the explosion occurred from a ruptured pipeline belonging to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, caused by activities of vandals around the area.
Though the extent of damage and destruction in the area was yet to be ascertained, the fire was still raging as at the time of filing this report.
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Oluwafemi Okeosanyintolu, who confirmed the incident said, “There is a fire incident at Oke-Odo. We are already coordinating.”
Also, the Director-General, Lagos State Fire Service, Magret Adeseye, said three fire service station had been deployed in the area to curtail the fire incident, adding that no casualty had been recorded.
“Yes, a fire incident is ongoing. Three of our stations are present at the scene of the fire incident. The fire is still on, but under control, we deployed Agege, Alausa and one other fire stations to the area. The cause of the fire incident is still under investigation, no casualty has been recorded for now.”
