The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, says the Blue Line Rail has resumed operations after Saturday’s fire incident. Head, Corporate

“Following the spark, the system isolated the section for investigators ... powering the train, to trace the source of the fire."

As reported earlier by The Eagle Online, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, revealed this.

The incident reportedly occurred at about 5 p.m. on Saturday, with dozens of occupants still inside the building at the time of this report.

A section of the Lagos Blue Line track caught fire on Saturday afternoon, October 26, sparking alarm near the NEPA Station by Eko Bridge in Lagos’s Apogbon area.

A fire broke out on a section of the Lagos Blue Line track near NEPA Station, opposite Eko Bridge in the Apogbon area of Lagos State. Gboyega Akosile, the spokesperson for Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, shared on his X.com account (@gboyegakosile) that the incident occurred at 4:12 p.m. on Saturday. He confirmed there were […]