Pipeline explosion  at the Abule-Ado area around Festac town in Amuwo Odofin local govt lagos state. 

The fire outbreak  has destroyed  neighbouring areas,building, property including a school

An eyewitness said that a tipper offloading sand caught fire, which spread to a nearby pipeline and makes the incident  to occur.

The director-general of LASEMA Dr Femi Osanyintolu confirmed that the pipeline had earlier been vandalized by unknown persons.

Many nearby houses have been destroyed by the fire outbreak  while the explosion damaged buildings around the area and its environment. 

The Lagos State Fire Service says there are buildings on fire in Ado Soba, Abule-Ado, and Amuwo-Odo.

Children in the collapsed school have been rescued said the chairman of the local government area Mr Valentine Buraimoh