The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC says none of its pipelines are located anywhere close to the location of the Baruwa gas fire incident in Lagos, adding that it has 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.
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The Corporation gave this clarification while commiserating with the Government and people of Lagos State, and particularly the residents of Baruwa area, on the gas plant fire incident that ravaged the community in the early hours of Thursday.
Kennie Obateru the spokesperson of the corporation, in a statement said that NNPC feels saddened 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.
The corporation 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.
