One of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, station in Ogba area of Lagos, has been razed by fire on Monday, April 27.

The fire, eyewitnesses said, broke out at the filling station situated at Yaya Abatan area of Ogba, Lagos in the afternoon.

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BREAKING: Filling station on fire in Ogba, Lagos There is an ongoing fire outbreak at Yaya Abatan area of Ogba, Lagos State. GOldmyne.tv gathered that the fire had affected a filling station and nearby houses. As of the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire outbreak is unknown. “Yes, there is fire,” a resident in the area, Bukola told our correspondent on the telephone. Details later…

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Although the cause of the fire on Monday has not been confirmed, it is said to have begun affecting nearby buildings.

However, firefighters from the Lagos State fire service have arrived at the scene of the fire.

Footages shared by eyewitnesses on social media points to the arrival of the firefighters to quench the fire.