The Dangote Group has responded to the fire incident at its refinery with an official statement.

According to the statement released by Dangote Refinery, the fire was minor and has been successfully contained.

“We have swiftly contained a minor fire incident at our effluent treatment plant (ETP) today, Wednesday, 26th June. There is no cause for alarm as the refinery is operational, and there have been no injuries reported among our staff on duty,” the statement assured.

Earlier reports had indicated explosions were heard on Wednesday during the incident at the refinery located in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.