The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has called on operators of gas plants and other petroleum products facilities in the country to ensure strict adherence to safety rules and regulations.
This, NNPC said, was to avoid incidents of fire causing unnecessary loss of lives and property.
The corporation made the call in a statement issued to commiserate 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.
In the statement issued by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, NNPC said it felt particularly sad 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.
It assured that though NNPC’s pipelines were not anywhere close to the location of the incident, the corporation swiftly mobilised 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.
