Fire Guts Warri Refinery
. Inferno Will Not Delay Rehabilitation Of Refinery, Says NNPC
By Sulaimon Salau
A fire outbreak yesterday (Friday) rocked the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited (WRPC).
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), which confirmed this in a statement, said the inferno will not delay the rehabilitation of the refinery.
The statement reads: “This afternoon, at about 15:02hrs, there was a minor fire incident at the cooling tower of Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited (WRPC).
“The fire which occurred as a result of ongoing welding activity at the top of the cooling tower will not affect the refinery rehabilitation project delivery schedule.
“NNPC Limited safety officers at the Refinery acted immediately and put out the fire at about 15:30hrs; normalcy has since been restored.
“NNPC Limited will continue to adhere to the best safety standards in all its business operations, it stated.
