The incident occurred on Saturday, October 26, 2024, and was reported by Gboyega Akosile, the spokesman for the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
According to Akosile in a post on his X account, the fire broke out around 4:12 p.m. on Saturday.
However, he said no casualties were reported and that the train was not in service at the time of the incident.