Report by Halimah Olamide
A section of the newly-inaugurated Blue Rail Mass Transit project at Marina, Lagos State, has been gutted by fire.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at about 2 p.m, causing extensive damage to the generator used in the facility.
However, no life was lost, and no one was injured in the incident, as firefighters arrived at the scene just in time to put out the fire before it could spread to other sections of the station.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has however confirmed the incident.
“The fire at Marina started from the generator of the Blue Rail Mass Transit. Police patrol teams and the Fire Service are already on ground to control the crowd and put out the fire respectively.
“People are urged to go about their lawful duties and not panic as the situation is under control.”
The Blue Rail was inaugurated in December 2022 and is part of the state government’s efforts to ease traffic congestion in Lagos and provide efficient and affordable transportation for residents.
The project, which covers a distance of 27 kilometers from Marina to Okokomaiko, is estitmated to cost $1.4 billion.