Breaking: Fire engulfs Dangote's refinery

There was a fire outbreak on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in the Lekki Free Zone, Lagos.

Thousands of Nigerians have taken to several media platforms to talk about the unfortunate incident and also asked one pertinent question, "Will this outbreak interrupt operations?"

Reacting to the incident, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, stated that the fire has been contained and there is no cause for alarm.

“We have swiftly contained a minor fire incident at our effluent treatment plant (ETP) today, Wednesday, 26th of June.

“There is no cause for alarm as the refinery is operating normally, and there are no recorded injuries or bodily harm to any of our staff on duty,” parts of the statement read.

Watch the video below:

Hope this fire at Dangote refinery does not hamper operations.

I hope it’s put out quickly! pic.twitter.com/0XjrvPM7d2

— Morris Monye (@Morris_Monye) June 26, 2024