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3 Victims Of Port Harcourt Gas Plant Fire Lose Life
Three victims of the fire Port-Harcourt fire outbreak at Adros Gas Company in Rumuodomaya, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State have been reported dead.
Staff at the gas plant revealed on anonymity that the three company staff who were being treated at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) for severe burns sustained in the gas explosion were confirmed dead Saturday.
He said officials of Rivers State Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and those from the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, are investigating the cause of the explosion and ascertaining if operators of the plant were safety compliant before the incident.
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Meanwhile, Chairman, Obio/Akpor LG, Solomon Abel Eke, over interaction with representatives of Petrol Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, admitted that the Council’s fire service was unable to respond to the incident because the firemen were absent on duty.
He further regretted contacting sister fire services of the Shell Petroleum Development Company and the state-owned facility to no avail.
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