Fire Destroys NNPC Pipeline In Ijegun Lagos

The National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA) on Sunday confirmed a fire incident on the
pipeline network of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) in Ijegun area of Lagos State.
Mr lbrahim Farinloye, SouthWest, NEMA spokesman,
however, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
telephone that nobody died in the incident.
Farinloye said the explosion was as a result of
underground spillage through previous points of
vandalism, and that there was no fresh act of
destruction to the facility.
The Director of Lagos Fire Service, Mr Rasaq Fadipe,
also told journalists on telephone that the explosion
at Ijegun was reported to have occurred at around
7.15 am on Saturday.
According to Fadipe, several fire incidents occurred
at the weekend in the state and the agency
responded appropriately.

Sent From David Aniemeka