WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Panic erupted on Friday evening around the Ikeja Under Bridge area of Lagos following an explosion linked to an inverter in a building that shook the surrounding environment. According to eyewitnesses, the explosion occurred around 6:30 p.m. and was traced to a solar inverter that suddenly blew up causing a panic that drew the attention of the Lagos State Fire Service. The explosion was caused by an inverter that blew up. The Lagos Fire and Rescue Service is already on the scene. There’s heavy traffic in the area, and people were seen running in panic,” Rabiu Abass said. Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident, assuring the public that firefighters were on the ground and the situation was under control. There is no cause for alarm. The situation is under control,” she said. As of press time, 8:30 p.m., officials of the Fire and Rescue Service were still battling to extinguish the fire, which affected a building in the area. The inverter explosion is one that is bound to draw the attention of many beyond Lagos to other parts of Nigeria given the epileptic power situation in Nigeria that has caused many to seek alternative sources of energy.
Buildings Damaged As Inverter Explosion Rocks Ikeja Under Bridge
