28 Jun Fire breaks out at Lagos oil refinery plant

A fire broke out at the Lagos-based Dangote Refinery on Wednesday, June 26.

Witnesses reported seeing large plumes of smoke and loud noises coming from the area, but no cause had been found as of yet.

With video footage circulating social media, the Dangote Refinery complex released a press statement which referred to it as a “minor fire”.

It said: “We have swiftly contained a minor fire incident at our effluent treatment plant (ETP), today Wednesday, 26th June. There is no cause for alarm as the refinery is operating and there is no recorded injury or body harm to all our staff on duty.”