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September 11, 2019
Fire on Wednesdaygutted the Apata Ibadan depot of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.
The incident, accordingto an official of the Corporation who spoke with newsmen said it occurred inthe loading section of the depot.
The development causedtraffic gridlock on Apata-Abeokuta Road.
There has been noofficial statement as of the time of filing this report, as men of the StateFire Service were battling hard to put off the fire.
The depot was reopenedfor operation two years ago after many years of neglect.
The reopening of thedepot was part of the turn-around maintenance of the government to ease fuelloading and distribution.
The then NNPC GroupManaging Director, Maikanti Baru, said that President Muhammadu Buhari wasconcerned about the ease of fuel distribution and supply to every part of thecompany, which he said informed his commitment to upgrading of storagefacilities across the country.
He stated that thereopening of the depot would ease the stress of transporting fuel from Lagos toIbadan.