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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday said a fire incident that earlier broke out at the truck park of its Kaduna Refinery had been brought under control.
It said in a statement in Abuja that the fire which consumed two tankers and also led to injuries of two persons was swiftly controlled, adding that production and distribution of petroleum products from the refinery will not be affected by the development.
The statement, which was signed by its Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, also hinted that investigation to determine the cause of the inferno was underway.
He noted that the park where the fire incident occurred was some distance away from the refinery complex and so did not affect the operations of the refinery in anyway.
"We, therefore, urge members of the public not to engage in panic buying as neither production nor distribution of petroleum products from the refinery was affected in anyway by the fire incident. "The two persons who sustained injuries in the incident are currently receiving treatment at our clinic. Investigation has commenced to determine the cause of the fire," he stated.
It said in a statement in Abuja that the fire which consumed two tankers and also led to injuries of two persons was swiftly controlled, adding that production and distribution of petroleum products from the refinery will not be affected by the development.
The statement, which was signed by its Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, also hinted that investigation to determine the cause of the inferno was underway.
He noted that the park where the fire incident occurred was some distance away from the refinery complex and so did not affect the operations of the refinery in anyway.
"We, therefore, urge members of the public not to engage in panic buying as neither production nor distribution of petroleum products from the refinery was affected in anyway by the fire incident. "The two persons who sustained injuries in the incident are currently receiving treatment at our clinic. Investigation has commenced to determine the cause of the fire," he stated.