Residents of Fagbile Estate, Isheri Ijegun Road, a suburb of Lagos, have fled their homes as a result of a broken petroleum pipe which spilled its content in the area.
One of the residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on condition of anonymity, on Thursday, April 5, in Lagos that she was woken up by the smell of fuel from the broken pipeline.
According to her, she saw some people carrying fuel in different kegs at about 6am when she woke up to prepare food in her shop.
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“At about 6am, when I came out to prepare food, I saw the movement of people from the direction of the broken pipeline carrying kegs and buckets of fuel.
“I became afraid that if the pipe is not repaired, a repeat of the Ijegun fire might occur,” the woman said.
As at the time of filing this report, movement of commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as Okada, had been restricted around the area to prevent fire outbreak.
NAIJ.com gathered that the pipeline was allegedly broken by vandals in the early hours of Thursday, and the residents are urging concerned authorities to urgently intervene.
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About a month earlier, NAIJ.com reported a pipeline explosion at Iyana Odo along Lasu-Isheri expressway.
The pipeline was said to lead to Ayobo area of Lagos state.
Vandals were reportedly sighted at the spot two days before the explosion.
LASEMA and Lagos State Fire Service are close to the scene of the Pipeline Explosion at IyanaOdo along Lasu- Isheri expressway but could not get to the actual spot because there is no link bridge.
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Source: Naija.ng