Tag: Contained

‘Contained, No Casualties’ NNPC Gives Update As Fire Rocks Cawthorne Channel 1 Barges

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has given an update on a fire that broke out on the dry crude storage barge BESTAF5 at Cawthorne Channel 1, Rivers State, on Wednesday spreading to other barges. The company, in a statement by its Chief Corporate Communication Officer, Olufemi Soneye on Thursday, said that the fire has been successfully contained with no casualties. “At approximately 14:10 hours on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, a fire broke out on the dry crude storage barge BESTAF5 at Cawthorne Channel 1, Rivers State, spreading…

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‘Minor, Contained,’ Dangote Speaks On Fire Accident At $20bn Refinery

Ganiyu Amodu

Only a section of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery was gutted by the Wednesday’s fire outbreak, the company’s management has said. Dangote Industries Limited spokesperson, Anthony Chiejina, told TheCable that the incident occurred at only the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). An ETP is a type of wastewater treatment method which is specifically designed to purify industrial wastewater for its reuse — to release safe water to the environment from the harmful effects caused by the effluent. Chiejina disclosed that the inferno had been contained, stressing it was a minor incident. According…

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