Five confirmed dead in Abule Egba pipeline explosion

Ebun Francis| Five persons have been confirmed dead in Sunday night’s the Abule-Egba pipeline explosion.

According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), three adult males, one adult female, and one female child died in the incident.

In an update on its official Twitter handle, LASEMA also said that 20 people were treated for minor injuries and discharged at the scene.

The agency noted further that about 11 buildings were also affected by the inferno.

According to LASEMA, 17 shops, 33 trucks, three cars, and three tricycles were affected by the fire.

The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, while confirming the incident, said it was unfortunate that five lives were lost to the inferno.

Mr Kyari who visited the scene of the explosion on Monday, revealed that many were in critical condition in the hospitals.

According to him, the explosion was a result of the “unpatriotic acts of vandals” who make “insertions into the pipelines to steal products, leading to disasters such as this.”

He, therefore, called for the “support of every member of the community to expose the bad eggs in their midst.”