UPDATED: Many injured, houses destroyed as pipeline explodes in Lagos [Photos/Video]

Lagos was thrown in shock due to a pipeline explosion which occurred early on Sunday Abule Ado, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of the state.

At the time of this report, it has not been ascertained if any person was caught in the midst of the explosion.

MyNigeria.com, at this moment, cannot confirm the cause of the explosion as we await an official announcement from the Lagos State Government and members of the fire service.

The fire service tweeted that its officers are at the scene of the explosion, urging people to stare clear of the area:

"We are in touch with our men in Fire Stations around Badagry and Festac, we are trying to gather more information as regards the reported explosion in Lagos State, Nigeria. We are on it."

We are in touch with our men in Fire Stations around Badagry and Festac, we are trying to gather more information as regards the reported explosion in Lagos State, Nigeria. We are on it.

— Federal Fire Service (@Fedfireng) March 15, 2020

Videos posted by GoldMyne TV and TheCable shows the impact of the explosion as smokes can be seen around the site, see video below:

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(Video) . . An explosion which was reported in the early hours of Sunday has led to an inferno which has killed many people and left a lot of properties in ashes. The explosion according to an eyewitness account affected a Catholic private school in the Abule-Ado, Festac area, Bethlehem Girls College. The entire school was razed down beyond recognition by the inferno while many boarding students and staff of the school are feared dead, with the actual number yet to be ascertained. Eyewitness account said people trying to be safe from the explosion ran into swamps between Festac and Abule Ado. A good Samaritan is helping to take the elderly to the hospital to stabilise their breathing and check their blood pressures, as the explosion left them in terrible conditions. Many have also reported their sense sense of hearing have gone numb after the sound of the explosion rocked their ears. In other accounts, there were also pictures of how the explosion shattered roofs, windows and doors of buildings and churches in the area. Meanwhile, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said the explosion wasn’t from a pipeline but was from a factory in the Abule Ado area.

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VIDEO: Pipeline explodes in #Lagos
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— TheCable (@thecableng) March 15, 2020