Refinery

Dangote refinery, Lekki — minor licensed-refinery fire

26 June 2024

Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria

What happened

A fire broke out at the effluent-treatment plant of the Dangote refinery in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos. The company said the fire was swiftly contained with no injuries and no interruption to refinery operations; the cause was under investigation. This was a minor accidental incident at a licensed industrial refinery, not an attack.

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Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Infrastructure
Refinery
Latitude
6.4400°
Longitude
3.5500°

Attribution

Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.

Sources

  1. Nigeria's Dangote Refinery Says It Is Operating Normally After FireInspectioneering · Incident reporting