BREAKING: Pipeline fire explosion in Abule Egba

There is a raging fire at one of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, pipelines at Ekoro, Abule -Egba area of Lagos State.

Several properties were said to have been consumed.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the inferno was as a result of pipeline vandals who bursted one of the oil pipelines in the area to siphon the product.

There are reports of pipeline explosion around Ile-Epo, in Abule Egba area of Lagos state on Sunday night. The explosion, witnesses said, may likely be from a vandalised petroleum pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), situated in the area.