Disaster was averted on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, on Monday, after fire broke out in the cable compartment on the bridge.
The Rapid Response Squad unit of the Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident on Twitter.
NEPA and FERMA officials working on some of the cables that caught fire on 3rd Mainland Bridge this morning. pic.twitter.com/EhX4dCfGGO
— Rapid Response Squad (@rrslagos767) April 17, 2017
It took the combined efforts of officials of the Federal Road Management Agency (FERMA), RRS and an electricity company to stop the fire from expanding.
Fortunately, the Easter holidays which made the busy bridge relatively deserted on Monday helped ease the jobs of the officials.
The fire was quickly put out and the electrical error rectified.
