Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
are investigating the reasons behind today’s inferno at its Mega Filling
Station in Central Area, Abuja.
Eye witnesses told Our
Correspondent that the fire started at about 4pm today, when a tanker was
discharging petroleum products at the station.
They added that only the tanker
driver and conductor sustained severe burns.
Operations officer of the Federal
Fire Service, Imeh Eyo, said the fire could have been caused by the
weather or negligence.
Similarly, the Managing
Director, NNPC Retail, Faruk Bello, said the actual cause of the fire
would be ascertained.
Yesterday’s incident is the second fire accident to hit fuel stations in
Abuja
No comments:
Post a Comment