NNPCL Speaks On Ikeja Filling Station Explosion

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has addressed the circumstances surrounding the reported fire at the Mobil filling station in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday.

Following the incident, NNPC Ltd’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, stated that the explosion had nothing to do with the recently commissioned NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML)/NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Stations, which are currently operational and running safely.

Two persons were claimed to have suffered burns, and property worth millions of naira was damaged.

Eyewitnesses said the explosion happened at 11 a.m., destroying at least seven automobiles. There were no fatalities reported.

The release continued: “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.”