17 persons have been confirmed dead and 25 casualties are being treated for injuries from the pipeline explosion that rocked Abule-Ado area of Lagos state yesterday.

This is according to the Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who gave preliminary reports in a statement.

He stated that the raging fire had displaced several residents who fled their abodes for fear of being caught up in the inferno.