Lagos Petrol Station Explosion Not Caused by CNG—NNPC

By Adedapo Adesanya

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has clarified issues surrounding the reported fire at the Mobil filling station at Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday.

A statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Limited, Mr Olufemi Soneye, after the incident said the explosion had nothing to do with the recently commissioned NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML)/NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Stations, which are currently functioning and running safely without any incident.

Two people were reported to have sustained burns, and property worth millions of Naira was damaged.

Eyewitnesses reported that the explosion occurred around 11 a.m.

However, no fatalities were reported as the blaze consumed a gas tanker, along with several cars and buses present at the site.

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.”

Business Post saw videos of the incident that occurred at the Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc filling station situated on Obafemi Awolowo Road in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday morning.

Officials of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) were able to put out the fire after a swift response.