Three Severely Burnt In Lagos Gas Plant Fire

A fire outbreak at the premises of Second
Coming Nigeria Limited Gas Plant, on Lekki-
Epe Expressway, Sangotedo, Ajah, has killed
three persons who were severely burnt. The entire premises was evacuated and no
one was allowed entry except men of the Fire
Service. Public Relations Officer of the National
Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr.
Ibrahim Farinloye, however revealed that the
incident occurred at 5:30a.m. due to the
activities of suspected vandals. He said they scaled the fence of the gas plant
from behind the building and attempted to
steal gas products from one of the tankers
within the premises, but in the process the
tanker caught fire. It was learnt that the incident, which recorded
no casualties, left three of the company staff
severely burnt. The victims are now receiving
treatments at the Gbagada General Hospital. “We got an alert at 5:30a.m. that some people
broke in from behind the building, and tried
to vandalise a tanker that had gas inside. “In the process, we don’t know what might
have happened, but fire just broke out. “Three staff of the company, who were badly
burnt, are currently receiving treatment at the
Gbagada GeneralHospital. “Journalists were not allowed into the
premises because of the risk involved. We
don’t want to expose anybody to further risks. “Apart from the tanker that the vandals
attempted to steal gas from, which caught
fire, no other company property was
damaged. The entire staff have been
evacuated,” Farinloye said.