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Baruwa Gas Explosion: NNPC Commiserates With Lagos Residents

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NNPC Commiserates with Lagosians over the recent Baruwa gas explosion.
News Rain Nigeria reports that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has commiserated with the Government and people of Lagos State over Baruwa gas explosion.

Baruwa Gas Explosion: NNPC Commiserates With Lagos Residents

The NNPC particularly commiserated with the residents of the Baruwa area, on the gas plant fire incident that ravaged the community in the early hours of Thursday, saying that it is sad at the loss of lives and property, caused by the incident barely a few weeks after a similar incident at Iju Ishaga area of the state.
NNPC in a statement that was signed and issued on the development on Thursday, by Dr. Kennie Obateru, who is the Corporation’s Group General Manager, who is also the Group Public Affairs Division, noted that NNPC expressed its sad feelings towards the occurrence which has led to the loss of lives and properties in the affected area.
NNPC also stated that Baruwa incident came barely a few weeks after a similar incident of Iju Ishaga.
The NNPC Public Affairs Boss through the statement, however, called on the operators of gas plants and other petroleum products facilities in the Country to ensure strict adherence to safety rules and regulations to avoid incidents of this nature and the unnecessary loss of lives and property
The statement also noted that NNPC’s pipelines were not anywhere close to the location of the incident, the Corporation swiftly mobilized its Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Team, in collaboration with other relevant agencies of Lagos State Government and ensured that the situation was promptly brought under control.