THREE FEARED DEAD AS FIRE RAVAGES RECYCLING PLANT IN OGUN STATE
No fewer than three workers of a recycling plant have reportedly lost their lives in a fire incident on the company’s premises at Abule Ododo, along Papalanto-Ilaro Road, Ogun State. A source said the company went up in flames on Sunday when the lid of a charged machine fell, leading to an explosion.
The source noted that three factory workers on duty were burnt to death, while the name of the factory has been revealed as Bonny Pie Limited. She said, “There was a fire incident around 7pm day before yesterday (Sunday), and this happened due to the failure of the company to follow standard operating procedure.
“The company is trying to cover it up; they did not call the attention of the fire service to it since that day. They want to hide the truth from the public.”
Our Correspondents gathered that the flames had not been completely put out as of 4pm on Monday.
The Director of the Ogun State Fire Service, Fatai Adefala, said the incident was not reported at any of the fire stations in the state.
The state Commissioner for the Environment, Ola Oresanya, said the owners of the company could not be reached when officials of the ministry got to the scene of the incident.
He confirmed that three people died, while several workers sustained varying degrees of injury.
