Fire outbreak has occurred at a filling station belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Reports say fire fighters are currently at the filing station, located at College road, Ogba, Lagos.
According to an eyewitness, the fire began at some minutes before 1 pm on Monday, when a tanker was discharging fuel at the station.
The environment surrounding the station is currently engulfed in thick smoke as casualties and cause of outbreak is yet unknown.
The NNPC filling station fire is the latest in a series of outbreaks that has occurred in Lagos, Ogun and FCT in less than one month.
Since the beginning of April 2020, there have been fire outbreaks at the Treasury House, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) office, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) media office all in Abuja, as well as in Dugbe market in Ibadan, Oyo state.
See photos of the fire incident below;
