Nigerian energy giant, Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company, AEEPCo, has successfully quelled a fire in the vicinity of its Nembe Creek Well-7, thereby averting danger to the communities in the area.
The fire started in the early hours of Friday behind Mile one community in Bayelsa State.
According to sources close to the site, Aiteo responded to emergency calls from the community and mobilized its team to the area.
It was later discovered that the fire was caused by an explosion at the oil company’s Well-7, which produces about three thousand five hundred barrels per day.
The fire went out around 1:30 pm, dousing the panic earlier generated by the incidence in the community.
Initial reports in the press claimed that scores of people were missing in the incidence, which caused tension among the indigenes of the communities in the area.
However, according to a source close to the company, who spoke from the area, the initial media reports on the incidence were untrue.
Although they are still investigating the cause of the fire.
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