NPA Firemen Extinguish APMT Crane Fire

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By Idris Abdullahi

The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has said that no lives were lost in the fire incident which happened at the APMT Apapa Terminal on Saturday.

A statement from NPA stated that the Agency’s firemen were able to extinguish the fire with the assistance of other sister agencies at the port.

“The Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is happy to announce that a fire incident which was reported at the APMT Apapa Terminal this morning has been professionally extinguished by the NPA firemen with the help of other sister agencies in the port.

“The fire which erupted from one of the APMT cranes in the Apapa terminal was put off before any damage could be done to other facilities at the port.”

The NPA spokesman, Ikechukwu Onyemekara, while expressing his appreciation to the NPA firemen for their professionalism, thanked God that no life was lost in the incident; neither were any more facilities affected by the fire before it was contained.

He assured port users and other stakeholders that the current Management of NPA led by Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, would continue to prioritise the safety of life and property in the Nigerian ports, even as it aims to enhance the ease of doing business in the ports.

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