NNPC Moves To Contain Lagos Pipeline Fire Outbreak

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured the general public that the pipeline in Baruwa Swamp area of Lagos will be put back into operation shortly.

The NNPC in a statement by its spokesperson, Samson Makoji, on Thursday, confirmed the fire outbreak said to have been caused by vandals and suspected oil thieves who had hacked into the line to scoop petrol.

Assuring the public that the breach had no impact on petroleum supply in the area, the NNPC  in conjunction with the Lagos State Fire Service deployed various categories of personnel to the scene to bring the fire under control.

Recall that the fire incident that razed some parts of the Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area in the state in the early hours of Thursday left two persons dead and one injured.