On Sunday 15th of March 2020, residents living around the Abule Ado, FESTAC, Ojo area were shocked by an explosion.

This explosion is believed to be a pipeline explosion, and some of the people who reside in the affected areas have taken to social media to upload videos of the said explosion as well as the damage caused.

https://twitter.com/motaraaaa/status/1239139202538897408

This page reports it as a “pipeline explosion.”

https://twitter.com/TheViralTrendz/status/1239121758537605120

The Federal Fire Service is working to put out the fire and bring things under control. According to a series of tweets sent out by their handle, they are “working closely with Lagos State Emergency team in order to effect rescue.”

There is no confirmation of how much damage occurred or how many lives were lost, but we are hoping it’s not so bad.

And what exactly is happening in 2020? Isn’t there a reset button we can press or something? Because these occurrences are…

If you want to skip to 2021 already, can we please see your hands up?

Here’s list of other baffling incidents 2020 has thrown our way: Who Keeps Causing These Nigerian Market Fires?

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