A tank farm, which the Lagos Fire Service claimed belonged to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), caught fire in Apapa, Lagos State. A video of the incident circulated on social media on Friday morning, sparking widespread concern.
However, the NNPCL refuted the Fire Service’s claim, stating that the blaze did not occur at its depot. Instead, they attributed the fire to a pipeline at Honeywell Oil and Gas (HOGL).
On Friday, the Lagos State Fire Service confirmed the fire incident at a depot in Apapa. Amodu Shakiru, the Director of Public Affairs of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, revealed this information during a phone interview with our correspondent.
Shakiru stated, “Yes, we just received a call from that area, and the call came in at 11:27 am.” He confirmed that firefighters were already on the scene working to control the situation. He added, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is attending to a fire outbreak at the new NNPC Terminal, formerly OVH, Kayode Street, Marine Beach, Apapa. The fire resulted from a spillage of petroleum products within the perimeter of the tank farm.”
Margaret Adeseye, the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Fire Service, also commented on the incident. She emphasized that efforts were being coordinated with various emergency responders within the oil and gas industry to manage the situation. “The public is hereby assured that the emergency operations are under control to prevent further escalation,” Adeseye stated.
Contradicting the Fire Service’s report, NNPCL spokesperson Olufemi Soneye clarified that the fire was not at the NNPCL depot but at the HOGL facility. “It is not at the NNPC, but at HOGL. The fire is at a pipeline at HOGL. The fire has since been extinguished. It’s at the Honeywell depot but has now been extinguished. Not NNPC,” Soneye explained in messages sent to our correspondent.
Soneye further described the report from the Lagos State Fire Service as “false,” creating a clear dispute between the two entities regarding the incident’s location and source.
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