Fire guts fuel facility at NAF Base in Abuja

Fire has gutted the Jet A-1 fuel dump located within the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Abuja.

Confirming the incident, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa, in a statement, said the inferno occurred at about 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10.

Famuyiwa said the fire caused the fuel tanks to explode, but was put out by firemen from the Federal Airports Authority, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Federal Fire Service, and NAF.

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“It is gratifying to note that no life was lost in the incident.

“However, an investigation has been instituted to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the fire incident,” he added.

The NAF spokesperson disclosed that the fuel facility at the NAF Base was owned and operated by Messer Geometrics Synergy Services Limited under a Build, Operate and Transfer ownership agreement.

“Furthermore, NAF wishes to use this medium to appreciate the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, who were at the scene to offer necessary assistance,” Famuyiwa said.

The Star