Fire disrupts operations of Lagos Blue Train

Fire gutted a section of the Lagos Blue line rail track on Saturday evening around the Eko Bridge inward Apogbon but no casualty was recorded in the incident.

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) in a statement by Kolawole Ojelabi, its Head, Corporate Communication on Saturday evening confirmed the fire incident.

“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,” he said.

The official said that no passengers on the train and workers were in danger following the fire incident

He said that engineers were working hard to replace the burnt cables, stating that the Blue Line train will resume operations on Sunday morning after it was disrupted by fire.

“LAMATA is committed to ensuring safe operations of the Blue Line, the first rail system to be powered by electricity in West Africa,” he said.