Lagos Fire Service, NIMASA, NPA Douse Tank Farm Fire at Ibru Jetty, Apapa
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The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, working alongside the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has successfully extinguished a fire outbreak involving a storage tank at the Bono Energy Terminal, located within the Ibru Jetty Complex along the Apapa–Oworonshoki Expressway, by Coconut Bus Stop, Olodi Apapa, Lagos.
The blaze, which erupted in the early hours of Friday, prompted a swift, coordinated response from emergency teams of NPA, NIMASA, and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, preventing the fire from spreading to adjoining tank farms and other critical facilities.
The emergency was reported at 12:04 p.m. on Friday, July 3, 2026. Firefighters from the Ajegunle, Sari Iganmu, and Isolo Fire Stations responded immediately, arriving at the scene at 12:16 hours to meet a 5-million-litre Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) storage tank engulfed in flames. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined and is currently under investigation.
Through the joint efforts of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, NPA, and NIMASA, working alongside emergency response teams from neighbouring oil and gas facilities, the fire was brought under control and completely extinguished by 13:54 hours, with no casualty recorded.
Confirming the incident, the director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said no casualties had been recorded as of the time of filing this report.
She said firefighters and other emergency responders were fully deployed to contain the blaze and protect nearby installations from the inferno.
Emergency responders, including NPA and NIMASA personnel, remained at the scene, monitoring the situation to ensure the fire was completely extinguished and to prevent any re-ignition.
