The Lagos State Government have declared the Blue Line Rail Infrastructure Safe.

This is coming after a section of the newly Commissioned multi-billion naira Blue Rail Mass Transit project at Marina, Lagos State, was seen on fire.

It was learnt that the section, which houses a generator used in the facility, was affected by the fire on Tuesday.

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 said, “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.”

Also, in a Tuesday statement signed by Kolawole Ojelabi, Consultant, Corporate Communication for Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA); the incident was confirmed.

“Today, there was a fire incident involving an oil tanker transloading diesel 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 to incident the fire outbreak.

“The Police are currently working to ascertain the ownership of the fuel 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.