…Says Corporation’s pipelines not near location of incident
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commiserated with the government and people of Lagos State, and particularly the residents of Baruwa area, on the gas plant fire incident that affected the community in the early hours of Thursday.
A press statement by the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, said the NNPC feels particularly sad at the loss of lives and property, caused by the incident barely a few weeks after a similar incident at Iju Ishaga area of the State.
It assured that though NNPC’s pipelines are not anywhere close to the location of the incident, the Corporation swiftly mobilized its Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) team, in collaboration with other relevant agencies of Lagos State government and ensured that the situation was promptly brought under control.
It called on operators of gas plants and other petroleum products facilities in the Country to ensure strict adherence to safety rules and regulations to avoid incidents of this nature and the unnecessary loss of lives and property.
An explosion, in the early hours of Thursday, rocked a gas plant in the Baruwa community, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State resulting in the death of five persons.
Reports say the explosion specifically emanated from the Best Roof Cooking Gas Plant, at about 5.45am on Thursday.
The resultant inferno razed houses, shops, and a primary school.
But the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) promptly mobilized its emergency response team to the area.
The LASEMA officials said 30 houses, mostly bungalows, 16 lock-up shops, and one primary school were affected.
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