A fire outbreak has engulfed a section of the Lagos blue line track near the Eko bridge in the Apogbon area of Lagos.
Gboyega Akosile, spokesperson of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, confirmed that the incident happened at 4:12 pm on Saturday.
Akosile said the incident was a minor one, adding that no casualties were involved and train service was not in operation at the time of the incident.
He said a team of safety and emergency personnel have completely extinguished the fire.
“There was a fire outbreak on a small section of the Lagos Blue Line track at a spot opposite NEPA Station by Eko Bridge inward Apogbon,” Akosile wrote in a post on X.
“The incident occurred at 4:12pm. No casualty was reported and no train service at the time of the incident.
“A team of safety and emergency personnel and other first responders had completely put out the fire.
“Lagosians in that axis can go about their business peacefully as the situation is under control. Kindly await further details on operations of the train from
@Lamataonline.”
