There was an isolated fire incident which occurred at a diesel storage tank farm situated in the vicinity of the BUA Cement factory in Sokoto.
Sada Suleiman, Assistant Director, Admin Services, in a statement, said the incident occurred while routine maintenance work was ongoing on one of the storage tanks by a third-party contractor.
Part of the statement read: “Immediately the incident occurred, our emergency management and mitigation services were alerted and a swift response was activated, which prevented any escalation of the incident or damage to our main plant and equipment.
“We are however able to confirm the regrettable loss of three workers of the third-party contractor, who were in the immediate area of the incident.
