NPA firemen promptly extinguish APMT Crane fire, no life lost

Maureen Aguta

The Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced 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 Authority in a statement disclosed that the fire which erupted from one of the APMT cranes in its Apapa terminal was put off before any damage could be done to other facilities in 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 in the Nigerian ports.

Also speaking on the incident, the Customs Area Controller of Tin Can Island Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller Dera Nnadi mni, expressed joy that the fire was put off by firemen before it could do further damage in the port, praising them for their gallantry.

He further sent out a word of appreciation to other sister agencies for their timely intervention to fight off the fire.