Fire guts section of Dangote refinery, staff evacuated
On Wednesday, a section of the Dangote Refinery at Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, went up in flames, and staff were evacuated from the premises.
Dangote’s spokesman, Anthony Chiejina, confirmed the fire incident in a statement.
“We have swiftly contained a minor fire incident at our effluent treatment plant (ETP), today Wednesday 26th of June,” he stated.
Mr Chiejina added, “There is no cause for alarm as the refinery is operating, and there is no recorded injury or body harm to all our staff on duty.”
The cause of the fire was not disclosed.
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