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Explosion Rocks Warri Refinery, MEND Claims Responsibility by ceo4eva: 2:37am On Oct 23, 2013 |
There was pandemonium at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) yesterday morning when one of the plants in the complex exploded. Eyewitness said no fewer than 30 persons suffered varying degrees of burns, some very severe, from the explosion in a section of the complex known as ‘Area 2’. The victims were taken to an undisclosed hospital, suspected to the NNPC medical centre in Edjeba, Warri. It was gathered that one of the chemical or gas equipment that was used in a routine maintenance blew up and sparked off a fire. The incident sent workers of the company and nearby Warri Depot of PPMC and inhabitants of neighbouring communities scampering for cover. Attempts by reporters to get details of the accident were frustrated by plain cloth security operatives and stern- faced soldiers deployed in the area immediately the explosion occurred. A cameraman with the Delta State Broadcasting in Warri was manhandled by the security operatives who also confiscated his camera. The embattled newsman got his camera back after nearly four hours later, when the security men had wiped out the entire content of the tape inside. The huge bellow of smoke that rose over the skyline of the twin cities of Effurun and Warri led to panic among residents. The quick intervention of fire-fighters of WRPC, who were joined by their counterparts from Shell Petroleum Development Company and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), ensured that the fire was put out swiftly before it spread to other parts of the company. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the incident. The militant group, in an online statement by its Spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, said the attack was intended to raze the entire refining facility. MEND said as long as President Goodluck Jonathan continued to rely on an “unsustainable and fraudulent” Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, peace and security would continue to elude his government, especially in the Niger Delta. The militant group, which earlier threatened more attacks in the Niger Delta, insisted that its Hurricane Exodus was on course. The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) described the incident as a minor fire incident in the Topping Unit of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, WRPC. It said the fire was promptly brought under control through the combined effort of the Fire Department and other staff of the Refinery. A statement by the Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Tumini Green, explained that the fire, which started around 11am, was successfully extinguished without any fatality. Green noted that the Unit involved was promptly isolated and shut down for safety adding that the exact cause of the fire is being investigated by the Management of the Refinery. She said appropriate steps would be taken to forestall future occurrence. The NNPC Spokesperson noted that preparations are under way for re- streaming of the affected units. Green said: “We wish to seize this opportunity to reassure members of the general public that the NNPC continues to hold sufficient stock of premium motor spirit(petrol) and other petroleum products and therefore no cause for panic buying. http://thenationonlineng.net/new/panic-explosion-rocks-warri-refinery/
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Re: Explosion Rocks Warri Refinery, MEND Claims Responsibility by Wsdm: 6:38am On Oct 23, 2013 |
Jonathan and his government officials are retuinly holding brief for MEND. They have claimed responsibility and the officials are still claiming they want to investigate. Why the cover up? If it were to be in the north now, even before Boko haram claim responsibility, the security agents will tag it on them even when they deny such attacks. Honestly the government of Jonathan is very FUNNY. |
Re: Explosion Rocks Warri Refinery, MEND Claims Responsibility by LajaLaba: 7:08am On Oct 23, 2013 |
Second to comment OMG |
Re: Explosion Rocks Warri Refinery, MEND Claims Responsibility by Nobody: 7:11am On Oct 23, 2013 |
Ok |
Re: Explosion Rocks Warri Refinery, MEND Claims Responsibility by lagosph: 8:28am On Oct 23, 2013 |
Wsdm: Jonathan and his government officials are retuinly holding brief for MEND. They have claimed responsibility and the officials are still claiming they want to investigate. Why the cover up? If it were to be in the north now, even before Boko haram claim responsibility, the security agents will tag it on them even when they deny such attacks. Honestly the government of Jonathan is very FUNNY.Please don't accept stories without confirming em, and its criminal to broadcast such stories. I have very strong relationship with many of the staffs there, heck! my own younger brother works there. It was an accident! And it was put under control quickly. Working in refinery as old as this is a disaster waiting to happen, one act of carelessness or negligence is enough. They always have fire trucks station by this very unit which helped in reducing the damage. Where it mend, we would have lost the whole complex. |
Re: Explosion Rocks Warri Refinery, MEND Claims Responsibility by OAM4J: 11:03am On Oct 23, 2013 |
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