COMPANY INSIDE NPA BURNS – SECURITY BEEFED UP

A ship cutting company inside the Nigerian ports authority lighter berth terminal, Kirikiri town today (30th march) burst up in flames with thick smoke engulfing the atmosphere.

 The Nigerian Port Authority immediately beefed up security and halted every movement in and out of the port. The fire service team of three oil depots in Kirikiri town (Swift Oil, Fatgbems Oil and Techno Oil) immediately responded to the situation an hour before the Lagos state fire service arrived. The NPA fire service team was also on ground.

One of the NPA Security Intelligence Officers (name withheld) explained that a strict instruction was given by the port’s boss not to allow any press man into the fire scene after the reporter must have been tossed to many other bosses present at the NPA gate.

“I am only working on strict orders not to allow any press man into the port and I cannot also give you the contact of my boss who gave us the order pending when investigation of the fire have been settled” The SIO said sounding like there was more to the fire than just an accident.

However, the SIO claimed he has no idea of what started the fire but a source who works at the port disclosed that the fire may have started with the careless misuse of ship cutting equipment tank which would have been averted if the workers were properly attentive to the signs.

Residents panicked at the sight of the thick smoke. Others presumed one of the Depot was on fire as they have always anticipated.

The fire scene was very close one of the tank farms and absent immediate response could have caused a bigger disaster.

The fire service team didn’t waste any time in quenching the fire and there was a light rainfall too that helped calm the entire community.

The NPA terminal is located south in the map of Kirikiri town along the Kirikiri canal.

Investigations are still ongoing to know the root cause of a the fire at the NPA port.