A massive inferno in Lagos has claimed
many lives after a vandalized pipeline
burst into flames.
Vandals were scooping fuel from the
pipeline, which belongs to the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
when an argument ensued and one of
them lit a fire, Vanguard reports.
The incident reportedly occurred in the
Ijedodo area of the state on Thursday,
November 6, at about 6pm.
The incident has been confirmed by the
spokesperson for the National
Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA) in the South West, Ibrahim
Farinloye who said:
“There was pipeline explosion at
Ijeododo this evening (Thursday).
Vandals were suspected to have broken
the pipeline, scooping the product and
in the process the pipeline exploded.”
An official casualty figure has not been
released but scores of people are
believed to have been killed in the
inferno.