The Dangote Group has confirmed a fire outbreak at its multi-billion dollars refinery located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State.
Journalist101 had reported that fire gutted a section of the refinery on Wednesday afternoon.
Reacting in a statement on Wednesday, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, said there was no cause for alarm as the fire has been contained.
According to Chiejina, there was no recorded injuries, adding that the refinery is operating normally.
“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,” he said.
The 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery is the largest single-train in the world. It was inaugurated in May last year, but commenced refining operations in January this year.
The refinery is owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.
