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Cosmas Omegoh
Lagos State this evening suffered multiple pipeline fires it was learnt. The fires according to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Public Relations Officer, Nosa Okumbor, occurred at Fagba and Ekoro Road respectively.
While disclosing that the LASEMA emergency response team had already activated the State’s Emergency Response Plan, he noted that “LASEMA Response Teams and other first Responders have been mobilized to both incident sites.
He revealed that already two adult males have been confirmed dead as a result of the disaster while vehicles and several buildings had been burnt.
“Investigation revealed that the inferno was caused as a result of pipeline vandalism. Hence, two adult male lives have been lost while 11 trucks laden with 40ft containers were destroyed while seven buildings have so far been razed.
“Though the Agency’s Dolphin Squad is at the Ilepo Bus Stop Abule Egba fire incident, the Incident Commander, DG/CEO LASEMA-Dr. Oke-Osanyintolu is presently at the Fagba pipeline fire with the Tiger Squad from Command Control Centre; he is equally on his way to the other pipeline explosion Ekoro, Pipe Line Bus Stop.”
