The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, on Saturday, announced a fire break at a section of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit, LRMT, near the old NEPA Station by Eko Bridge around Apongbon area of Lagos Island.
The announcement was made by the Head, Corporate Communication, LAMATA, Mr Kolawole Ojelabi, in a statement.
Ojelabi, however, said that the Blue Line train operations would resume Sunday morning.
He added that no passenger or workers was affected by the fire incident.
He said efforts were ongoing to replace the burnt cables.
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His words: “LAMATA acknowledge a spark, inducing fire on Saturday at a section of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) near the old NEPA Station by Eko Bridge around Apongbon area of Lagos Island.
“As a result, passenger operations of the Blue Line were disrupted.
“Following the spark, the system isolated the section for investigators and engineers from the independent power plant, powering the train, to trace the source of the fire.
“The closed-circuit camera along the section promptly alerted emergency staff who triggered the emergency response process,” he said.
Ojelabi added: “LAMATA is committed to ensuring safe operations of the Blue Line, the first rail system to be powered by electricity in West Africa.”
