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October 18, 2026

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Pipeline fire in Abule Egba, lives lost, vehicles burnt

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Fire

There is fire outbreak in Abule Egba area of Lagos State Sunday night following explosion of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation pipeline in the area.

Vandals were said to have caused the fire.

The fire is still raging as at the time of filing this report.

It is said to extended to Ile Epo area.

Reports from the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, indicated that no fewer than two people were killed in the fire while several cars have been burnt.

The bodies of the dead in the Abule Egba inferno were said to have been recovered as efforts were still going on to put out the fire.

The fire was said to have begun at about 7.00 p.m.