Following a fire outbreak in the state’s Apongbon district, the Lagos administration has ordered the closing of the Eko bridge.
Remember that a fire broke out at the Apongbon market on Wednesday, and it took many hours to put it out.
A part of the bridge was also damaged by the fire.
As a result of the development, the federal ministry of works announced that integrity tests will be conducted by a team of federal and state engineers.
The federal government has also allowed traders and squatters living beneath bridges in Lagos till March 31 to leave.
The Lagos government announced in a statement that the bridge would stay closed until the integrity test was completed.
“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,” the statement reads.
