Fire outbreak hits Port Harcourt Refinery

A fire outbreak occurred at a section of the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State, our source confirmed on Wednesday.

The National President of the Petroleum Retailers Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, Billy Gillis-Harry, stated that the incident was swiftly contained.

“Yes, there was a fire outbreak at the Port Harcourt refinery, but it was contained within five minutes,” he said.

This incident follows two pipeline explosions that struck the Manifold and Trans-Niger Pipeline in the Omwawriwa axis of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area and Bodo-Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently declared a state of emergency in Rivers State due to unresolved crises and security concerns.