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The management of Dangote refinery has said there was no cause for alarm over the fire incident at its effluent treatment plant.
Recall that fire gutted some parts of the refinery located at Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State, on Wednesday.
According to eyewitnesses, a loud sound of explosion was heard after the fire started.
A video of the refinery engulfed in a thick smoke was posted on social media.
However, the management of the refinery, in a statement by the Group Chief Branding & Communications Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina, said no injury or body harm was recorded to any of its staff.
“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 and there is no recorded injury or body harm to any of our staff on duty,” Chiejina said.