For many of these people, it was either they lost a loved one or life long investment or they could not comprehend the magnitude of wreckage that stared them in the face.
The emergency responders that ensured safety of the area after the explosion included the Lagos State Emergency Authority , the Lagos Environmental Protection Agency , the Lagos State Fire Service, the Lagos State Ambulance Services , the National Emergency Management Agency , Nigerian Civil Defence , the Nigerian Navy the military, Federal Road Safety Corps and Red Cross.
Acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, said that contrary to information earlier put out on the social media, the explosion, which occurred about 9:00a.m. was unconnected to pipeline vandalism. Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has dispelled claims the incident was a bomb blast, saying it was pipeline explosion.
Furthermore, the Lagos State Management Emergency Authority said: “Upon the arrival of the LASEMA Response Team at the incident scene, it was discovered that a raging fire had displaced several residents who fled their abodes for fear of being caught up in the inferno. It almost amounted to a debate when the governor visited the scene of the incident. Anytime Sanwo-olu mentioned Abule-Ado during the visit, residents, especially the chiefs and indigenes of the community would interrupt him, maintaining that it was Soba town.
Giving more historical insight about the town, he said their village was initially sited in the area now called Trade Fair before the Federal Government acquired the land. He added that they moved to their present location in 1973. “The setting up this Fund is to give everybody the opportunity to be part of rebuilding this place and to be able to donate into it,” Sanwo-Olu said.
Asegun Tolu Adekolu, @ToluAdekolu said: “The government shouldn’t be asking for donations. This is nonsense. We pay taxes!!! Non Government Organisations may do so but not the state government.” Samuel Onemu @efeoghene4god, said: “It’s so easy to release billions for SUVs but difficult to release money for emergency relief right?
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