There was a pipeline explosion that resulted in fire outbreak in the Ijegun area of Lagos State early Thursday morning.
Although details of the cause of the fire remains sketchy, it is believed to have been caused by vandals, some of whom had been burnt to death.
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said it had alerted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, about the incident so that further supply through the pipeline could be stopped.
The statement issued by the spokesman of NEMA, South West zone, Ibrahim Farinloye reads:
“NEMA has also called on the safety unit of the corporation to immediately shut down further supplies through pipeline in order to suffocate the fire.
“It is noted that vandals are responsible for the incident and some of them are affected in the inferno.
“Security agencies have cordoned off the area to restrict access of undesirable elements. People should remain calm.”
