The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday explained that the filling station fire that occurred in one of its retail outlets in Lagos emanated from an underground tank.
NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Kennie Obateru, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja.
Obateru quoted the Managing Director, NNPC Retail Limited, a subsidiary of the corporation, Billy Okoye, as saying that preliminary information about the incident showed that the inferno emanated from an underground tank.
He, however, stated that the fire was swiftly extinguished without any mortality recorded.
Okoye said, “In all our stations, safety is very important and we have our health safety teams that go round to ensure that these safety standards are adhered to strictly.
“These safety teams visit these stations routinely to educate and enlighten these affiliate station owners on the need for them to uphold safety procedures.
“Every station must hold fire drills every month and all staff of the stations are mandated to participate in these drills.”
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