The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said the
explosion which rocked Abule Ado Area of Lagos State was as a result of gas
explosion.
Recall that an explosion rocked the Abule Ado area of Lagos
at the early hours of Sunday.
There had been speculation that the explosion emanated from
an NNPC pipeline but the NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division,
Dr. Kennie Obateru, on Sunday evening refuted that claim.
In a statement on Sunday, the NNPC boss said investigations
found that a truck hit some gas cylinders stacked in a gas processing plant
located near the corporation’s system 2B Pipeline Right of Way which resulted
in the explosion.
“The explosion was so huge that it led to the collapse of
nearby houses and damaged NNPC pipeline and efforts were made to curtail the
resultant fire, he added.
The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari and
other top Management of the corporation departed to Lagos this evening for an
on-the-spot assessment at the scene of the incident.
Obateru added that the corporation has immediately stopped
ongoing pumping operations on the Atlas Cove-Mosimi pipeline which was active
at the time of explosion.
The release explained that NNPC had already mobilized its
in-house combined team consisting of Health Safety Environment experts, Medical
and Security personnel from its nearby Satellite Depot in Lagos, even as Lagos
State Fire Service was also rallied to extinguish the fire.
“More fire firefighting personnel and equipment were
mobilised from the NNPC Mosimi Area Office to provide extra fill up to the
ongoing operation.
“Members of the public and residents of the affected
communities should remain calm as the temporary shutdown of the petroleum
products pipeline would not affect the normal supply of products to Lagos and
its environs.
“The fire, currently burring at controlled conditions, was
being fought headlong, a detailed assessment of the incident is underway to
establish the extent of damage to the pipeline,” the statement added.
The NNPC Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari,
condoled with the victims of the incident, praying that God provides them
succour at this hour.
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