Just now: pipeline Explosion rocks Lagos state.
A massive explosion which rocked Lagos on Sunday morning has led to the destruction of houses in different parts of the state.
Residents of Ijegun, Ikotun, Egbeda, Abule Ado, Okotoa, Isheri Olofin, FESTAC, Satellite Town said they were affected by the explosion.
Reactions from people living nearby:
"I live around there,some of our members houses collapsed, children died in Bethlehem college, a boarding achool and some are still trapped. God have mercy!!!
"The explosion shakes my house at ago palace way,so scary,me and kids ran ooo"
"At Abule ado..a pipeline got exploded due to technical issues not human efforts.. House, schools and churches were affected my pain here now is still some children that are in the hostel that are yet to be rescued🙇 Pls let's pray.its very serious"
"We where in the church this morning when we heard that sound, suddenly half of the windows in the church open at once, and people where scared"
"I was in a nearby restaurant eating this morning by 8:55 around satellite town Lagos, yeah the sound was shocking and the whole ground vibrated I have to run outside with a spoon on my hand."
"To think that this is funny for some people
It isn't funny at all...
There are lives of lifeless Children as a boarding school was burnt down to ashes...
Dead Children
It's not a joke block heads""
"Don't seems to understand why people are making a joke out of something that took away the lives of people and even innocent school kids, destroyed peoples hard earned properties and we are here laughing....... May God never allow us to wake up to such, not even our enemies "