NNPCL Reacts As Fire Guts Ikeja Petrol Station

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has provided clarification regarding the fire incident that occurred at the Mobil filling station in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday.

Naija News reported earlier that the tragic incident occurred around 11 a.m. on Thursday during a busy period of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) sales.

Reports indicate that two individuals suffered burns, and property damage is estimated to be in millions of naira.

Eyewitness accounts suggest that the explosion took place around 11 a.m., resulting in the destruction of at least seven vehicles. Fortunately, there were no reported fatalities.

Hours later, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed in a statement that the explosion was unrelated to the recently inaugurated NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML)/NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Stations, which are currently operating safely and without any issues.

The statement added, “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.”