The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has clarified that the recent explosion at a Mobil filling station had nothing to do with the recently commissioned NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML)/NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Stations.
A Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc filling station situated on Obafemi Awolowo Road in Ikeja, Lagos, was engulfed in flames on Thursday morning, consuming a gas tanker, along with several cars and buses present at the site.
In reaction to the explosion, Olufemi Soneye, chief corporate communications officer of the NNPC released a statement, stating that the explosion was unrelated to the 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,” Soneye added.
Following the explosion, X users took to their platforms to share what they described as a “crazy” experience.
“Crazy fire incident this morning at Mobil filling station, Awolowo Way Ikeja, just behind my office. Thank God for the swift action of the men of the Lagos State Fire Service,” @darknbold1 explained.
@AyodeleTim1 also tweeted, “I was at the other side of the road when it happened, crazy scene, you need to see how people were running I just pray no one dies”.
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) officials were on scene to control the outbreak.
