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| BURNT PETROL TANKER |
A petrol tanker belonging to Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Tuesday, caught fire while discharging petrol at a
filling station along Abdulsalami Abukakar Way, Apo, Abuja.
It was gathered that the tanker which was loaded
with 45,000 litres of petrol, was completely burnt down, while the filling
station was partly affected.
Men of the fire service were able to control the
fire as the station was not selling fuel when the incident occurred. Officers from the Federal Fire Service, led by
the Operations Commander, Mr. Jaji Abdulganiyu, said the service was committed
to putting fire outbreaks under control in the FCT. “Our officers will always respond promptly
whenever they are called upon for emergency situations like this,” the
Commander said.
He, however, advised Nigerians that necessary
precautionary measures be put in place to prevent both domestic and industry
fire disasters.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, Mr. Jeremiah
Abimaje, Branch Manager, NNPC Mega Station, said that the cause of the fire was
unknown. “No one can really say what actually caused the
fire outbreak.
“The tanker came with the product and was
off-loading its product when it suddenly caught fire.
“There was, however, no loss of life,” he added,
lauding the prompt arrival of men of the Fire Service which prevented the fire
from engulfing the entire filling station and other property in the
neighborhood.
CREDIT: DAILY POST
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