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The Lagos State Government through the Lagos Metropolitan Authority, LAMATA, assured residents that the Blue Line infrastructure is safe.

The assurance came following an inferno that gutted a gas truck on Tuesday, under the Blue Line Rail Bridge, at Outer Marina, Lagos Island.

The Managing Director, LAMATA, Engr. Abimbola Akinajo, who gave the clarification said, “Today, (Tuesday) there was a fire incident involving a gas tanker trans-loading into a barge on the lagoon on the outer Marina under one of the piers for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line at Marina.

“The fire was said to have been ignited by a petrol-powered generator deployed to pump diesel into the barge from a tanker parked by pier 27.

“The fire has since been put off by a combined team of firemen from the Lagos State Fire Service, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Fire Service, and the Federal Fire Service. The Police were also present at the scene.

Akinajo said the the Police has commenced probe to ascertain the ownership of the tanker and the barge.

“Preliminary test carried out by the contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), shows that the pier was not affected by the fire.

“The Lagos State Government and Lagos Metropolitan Authority (LAMATA) wish to assure Lagosians that the Blue Line infrastructure is safe and LAMATA will indeed continue with the testing phase of the operation of the trains and civil infrastructure, with a view to educating members of the public on how to interact with the rail system.”