By Omobolaji Ayoola
The Blue Line Rail has resumed operations on Sunday morning after the fire incident that happened on Saturday evening. The spokesperson to the Lagos State Government, Gboyega Akosile said the fire accident broke out at 4:12pm.
He indicated that the incident is a minor one because no one was harmed in the fire incident as it happened during a non-operational period.
Following the event, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) stated that the engineers were working effectively to replace the burnt cables.
On Sunday, LAMATA’s spokesperson, Kolawole Ojelabi, disclosed to journalists in Lagos.
“On Saturday, a spark-inducing fire occured at a section of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) near the old NEPA station by Eko bridge in the Apongbon area of Lagos Island.”
Also, he stated that the development terminated operations on Saturday.
“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.
“No passengers on the train and no worker was in danger following the fire incident. The train resumed operations this morning,” he said.
The senior special assistant to the Lagos Governor on new media, Jubril Gawat, posted a clip, on Sunday, of a blue train running through the tracks.
“Earlier this morning on the Blue Line Rail track, after the repairs of the minor fire incident yesterday,” he said in a post on X.
“Other maintenance and troubleshooting still ongoing.”
