The Lagos State government says it has begun enumeration of vehicles and properties that were destroyed by the inferno.

After several hours of intense fire fighting by the combined teams of Lagos Fire and other agencies, the fire at Ile Epo Ekoro Road, Abule-Egba Inwards Baruwa in Alimosho LGA was successfully put out, according to the Lagos State government.

In a statement on the LASG appealed to all to remain calm but report suspicious activities to curtail the instances of these unfortunate incidents.

“In line with Mr. Governor’s Greater Lagos agenda, the government will do its part, while the citizens need to also play their part. We shall continue to keep members of the public abreast with update”.

The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat have however expressed shock and sadness over Sunday’s pipeline explosion.

Sanwo-Olu who took to twitter to express his dismay wrote: “My thoughts and prayers are with the families & businesses affected in the unfortunate incident at Abule Egba. We are thankful for the brave members of LASEMA & our fire service that swung into action working all night to reduce the impact. Pipeline Vandals will be shown no mercy”.

“We must work together to ensure man made incidents like Abule Egba are avoided. Security and information gathering along volatile corridors will increase and a stronger synergy with communities must happen. We all have a role to play.”

Hamzat however added, “I am heartbroken about the unfortunate incident at Abule Egba caused by continuous pipeline vandalism and total disregard for live and property. We will be unforgiving to vandals & increase security along volatile corridors. Our thoughts and prayers are with families in the area.”