Tragedy was averted in Lagos today when a section of the multi-billion naira Blue Rail Mass Transit project at Marina, Lagos State, was been gutted by fire.
VOP news gathered that the section, which houses a generator used in the facility, was affected by the fire on today.
However, no life was lost and no one was injured, as the fire was quickly put out by firefighters from both the Federal and State fire stations before it could spread to other sections.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.
He noted that the fire at Marina started from the generator of the Blue Rail Mass Transit but Police patrol teams and the Fire Service were on ground to control the crowd and put out the fire respectively.
He urged people to go about their lawful duties and not panic as the situation is under control.
