A yet-to-be-identified helicopter, on Tuesday, crashed into a building and eventually burst into flames at Oba Akran Ikeja area of Lagos State.


The incident, as gathered by Theliberationnews, happened near AP Filling Station, and United Bank For Africa, Oba Akran.

According to an eyewitness, the incident happened at about 3.30 p.m.

Theliberationnews could not confirm if the pilots of the chopper survived, as of the time of filling this report. It was not also clear if there were other causalities, as rescue operation by first emergency responders is ongoing,

Meanwhile, personnel of the Lagos Fire and Rescue Service have arrived at the scene of the incident to contain the situation.

Details later…