Lagos train operations disrupted by fire + Video
by Hassan Muaz · The Eagle OnlineThe operations of the Blue Line train service of the Lagos State Government was on Saturday disrupted by a fire incident.
As reported earlier by The Eagle Online, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, revealed this.
Akosile confirmed the fire outbreak on his X handle on Saturday.
However, the operators of the rail service, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, has said that the Blue Line train operations will resume on Sunday morning.
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Kolawole Ojelabi, Head, Corporate Communications of LAMATA, disclosed this in a statement.
Ojelabi said: “LAMATA acknowledge a spark, inducing fire on Saturday at a section of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) near the old NEPA Station by Eko Bridge around Apongbon area of Lagos Island.
“As a result, passenger operations of the Blue Line were disrupted.
“Following the spark, the system isolated the section for investigators and engineers from the independent power plant, powering the train, to trace the source of the fire.
“The closed-circuit camera along the section promptly alerted emergency staff who triggered the emergency response process.”
The official said that no passenger on the train and workers were in danger following the fire incident
He said that engineers were working hard to replace the burnt cables.
“LAMATA is committed to ensuring safe operations of the Blue Line, the first rail system to be powered by electricity in West Africa,” Ojelabi said.
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