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Breaking: Chaos as pipeline explodes in Lagos

Chaos broke out on Sunday evening when a pipeline owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation exploded in the Oke-Ode area of Abule-Egba, Lagos State.
ONYXNEWSNG gathered that the suspected cause of the fire incident which has spread to u turn, Katagwa and Ilepo areas occurred due to the illegal oil bunkerers’ activities, who allegedly vandalised the pipeline to steal fuel.
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Oluwafemi Okeosanyintolu, confirmed the incident.
“There is a fire incident at Oke-Odo. We are already coordinating,” he said.
Also, the Director-General, Lagos State Fire Service, Magret Adeseye, said three fire service station had been deployed in the area to stop the inferno, adding that no casualty had been recorded.
“Yes, a fire incident is ongoing. Three of our stations are present at the scene of the fire incident. The fire is still on, but under control, we deployed Agege, Alausa and one other fire stations to the area. The cause of the fire incident is still under investigation, no casualty has been recorded for now,” the DG said.
More than 20 houses were said to be burnt during the fire incident.
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