The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has clarified that the NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML)/NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Stations was not affected by the explosion in Lagos.
The state-owned company made the clarification after reports alleged that one of the new CNG stations built in partnership with NIPCO was affected.
The company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, said the CNG stations were operating without glitches.
NNPC Ltd said it “wishes to state that the reported explosion at a filling station in Ikeja, Lagos, has nothing to do with the recently commissioned NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML)/NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Stations, which are currently functioning and running safely without any incident.
“The NNPC Ltd also wishes to add that the NGML was not affected by the explosion; it is not involved in the activities of the affected station and all NGML facilities in Lagos, including pipelines, metering stations, above-ground installation and CNG facilities are in safe operating condition.”
Mobil petrol station located at Allen Roundabout near Airport Hotel, Ikeja, on Obafemi Awolowo Way, Lagos, was on Thursday gutted by fire.
The incident, which happened about 11:00 am, also affected parts of the uppermost floor of a nearby two-storey building.
“Upon arrival, the fire crews discovered that a gas truck was discharging its content into a surface storage tank when it ignited. The blaze quickly spread, engulfing a total of eight vehicles, including the tanker itself, and affecting parts of the uppermost floor of a nearby two-storey building,” Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed.
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