Lagos state government has closed down Eko Bridge indefinitely following a fire outbreak in Apongbon area of the state.

The fire which started around 3am on Wednesday March 23, damaged the bridge and also destroyed properties and goods worth millions of naira.

Recall that on Wednesday, a fire broke out at the Apongbon market, and it took hours to bring the situation under control.

The fire also affected a section of the bridge.

As a result of the development, the federal ministry of works had said integrity tests would be conducted by a team of engineers from the federal government and Lagos state.

The federal government has also given traders and squatters under bridges in Lagos till March 31 to vacate such areas.

The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the fire started from the illegal structures and containers where flammable items were stored.

Osanyitolu also said a post-disaster assessment revealed the need for a thorough review of the location, including integrity tests of the bridge.

He said;

“This will be carried out with all stakeholders, including the Federal Ministry for Works, Lagos State Ministries of Works, Special Duties and the Environment; Lagos Fire Service, Federal Fire Service, National Emergency Management Agency and others.

“The occupants of the illegal structures have been issued a notice of 48 hours to remove same from the location to prevent any secondary incident.”

The Lagos government has now announced that bridge will remain closed pending the conclusion of the integrity test.

The statement read;

“TRAVEL ALERT: Eko Bridge has been shut indefinitely by the Lagos State Government due to a fire outbreak at Apongbon in the early hours of today.

“Bridge likely to remain closed until an integrity test is conducted. All are advised to factor development into their travel plans and consider security/safety in the selection of alternative routes.”

Alternative routes include the Ijora/Apapa area, the Leventis/UBA roundabout to connect Marina area, or the Ebute Ero axis to link Inner Marina and Third Mainland Bridge.

Watch the moment it caught fire below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJK-ijP8lng

https://olumuyiwa.com.ng/2022/03/24/lagos-government-shuts-down-eko-bridge-indefinitely-over-apongbon-fire-outbreak-pics-video/

Very appropriate.

Hope some migrants who wail over everything won't start grunting again that it was shut down so they won't progress.

As expected

Lagos lead others follow
At least that are doing something unlike those cannibals that only have drunkerds as governors

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LeoDeKing:
Very appropriate.

Hope some migrants who wail over everything won't start grunting again that it was shut down so they won't progress.

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This will be another 3 years of suffering for that critical bridge users going by the usual slow and poor coordinated repairs

Well done

look damage....

LeoDeKing:
Very appropriate.

Hope some migrants who wail over everything won't start grunting again that it was shut down so they won't progress.

See this owomida practitioner! is it not your "igbo" smoking colleagues that started the fire under apongbon bridge.........whilst philandering with dem female agbo sellers! go and mind your nurtw bus stop and stop yapping drivel so early in the day! Ndigbo have you beat!

Life getting tougher