Fire has gutted a section of the Lagos Blue Line track at a spot opposite NEPA Station by Eko Bridge inward Apogbon.
NewMailNG gathered that the inferno occurred around 4:12 pm on Saturday.
Videos captured by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority showed fire blazing on some sections of the rail track.
Emergency responders were also seen at the scene quenching the fire.
According to an official of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Lamata disclosed that the
Fire erupted from the electrical cable running through the bridge powering the train mobility.
But when contacted, the spokesperson for the Fire Service in Lagos, Amodu Shakri, asked to be given time to provide an update on the fire incident.
But he noted there was no casualty at the moment.
Also, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, said no casualty was recorded.
Posting on X, Akosile wrote: “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.
“The incident occurred at 4:12 pm. No casualty is 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 under control. Kindly await further details on operations of the train from @Lamataonline.”
