Gas Fire: Police tell Enugu residents not to panic

Police commissioner in Enugu Lawal Abubakar has assured residents and the Caritas University community that “there is no cause for alarm” over a suspected natural gas-induced fire near the institution.
This followed the outbreak of fire suspected to have been caused by under-earth natural gas encountered during the drilling of a water borehole at the institution in Amorji-Nike, Enugu, on May 22.
The commissioner stated that relevant authorities made frantic efforts to put out the fire.
“The location of the fire incident, which does not seem to pose any obvious threat to human life and property, has been cordoned off and secured to avoid any untoward incident,” Mr Abubakar said.
The police commissioner added, “This is pending when the fire will be completely quenched by the already contacted authorities with relevant expertise, including the federal and Enugu state fire services, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and others within the petroleum and natural gas industry.”
The commissioner, however, assured the residents that the police would duly communicate further development to the public.
(NAN)
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