The incident, which happened on Sunday, sent residents scampering to safety.
Several houses were affected, including a Girls’ Catholic Boarding School. It is still unclear if there is any fatality.
When contacted, Nosa Okunbor, the Spokesperson of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, said that an emergency team was heading to the location of the explosion.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, was said to have shut down the pipeline and its officials were heading to the scene of the explosion.