Lagos fuel station fire started from underground tank –NNPC

NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Kennie Obateru, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja.

Obateru quoted the Managing Director, NNPC Retail Limited, a subsidiary of the corporation, Billy Okoye, as saying that preliminary information about the incident showed that the inferno emanated from an underground tank.Okoye said, “In all our stations, safety is very important and we have our health safety teams that go round to ensure that these safety standards are adhered to strictly.

“These safety teams visit these stations routinely to educate and enlighten these affiliate station owners on the need for them to uphold safety procedures. “Every station must hold fire drills every month and all staff of the stations are mandated to participate in these drills.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

'He, however, stated that the fire was swiftly extinguished without any mortality recorded.' This was extracted from the body of the News, i dont this picture represents the statement.

Nigeria everything is on Fire

May Allah protect us

Even at that, how can NNPC be discharging fuel in the afternoon?

Black people and negligence

May God save us in this country 😢

V

Chai what’s of those cars that got burnt what will happen to them

Hope people's life were not lose?

Fuel Stations must not be sited near residential areas taking into consideration, the associated risks.

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