The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited, has confirmed a fire incident at the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited in Delta State, South-South Nigeria.
The national oil firm, in a post on its official X handle, however, explained that the fire was minor and contained. It emphasized that the incident would not affect the ongoing rehabilitation of the refinery.
The company said, “This afternoon, at about 15:02hrs, there was a minor fire incident at the cooling tower of Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited.
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“The fire which occurred as a result of ongoing welding activity at the top of the cooling tower will not affect the refinery rehabilitation project delivery schedule.
“NNPC Limited safety officers at the refinery acted immediately and put out the fire at about 15:30hrs; normalcy has since been restored.”
The NNPCL said it would continue to adhere to the best safety standards in all its business operations.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
