On Thursday, a fire broke out at Terminal C in Tincan Island Port, which is operated by Ports & Cargo Handling Service, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group.
The fire incident resulted in damage to an equipment located at the terminal and also affected a mobile crane situated near the berthed ship.
Fortunately, prompt action by the dockworkers present at the terminal prevented other equipment from sustaining additional harm.
The fire occurred around 11 am on Thursday.
According to a source, “The dockworkers who were on duty on Thursday morning spent close to three hours to assist personnel from the fire service to combat the inferno”
One of the sources also said, “The foreign crew also contributed to putting off the inferno of the mobile crane.”
It was also confirmed that no life was lost to the inferno but there were indications that some properties were destroyed.
Reacting to the development, the Group Head, Corporate Communications, SIFAX Group, Muyiwa Akande, denied any vessel catching fire at the terminal.
He said it was the shore crane belonging to the company that caught fire.
“No vessel caught fire. It was one of our equipment, shore crane that went up in flames.”
He, however, did not give details of the cause of the inferno.
Muyiwa said, “No vessel caught fire, operations are going on fine at our terminal now. You can come around and take a look at the vessel, it is fine and we are working well. This is an international business. If any vessel has caught fire, I am sure the international media would even be aware by now.
“Even the Nigerian Ports Authority and other agencies would be on the ground at the terminal by now; operations are going on well at our terminal as we speak. Because we have a vessel at berth to discharge. This is an open business and we cannot hide information from the media our friends.”
