An explosion occurred at Soku gas pipeline along Soku-Elok (Abua)-Rumuji-Bonny export terminal in Rivers State on Saturday night.
The cause of the explosion is yet to be known.
Christian Otiasah, an environmental manager in Soku community, disclosed that the explosion triggered a fire that began between 10 pm and 11 pm
He said, “There was an explosion and there was an attendant fire. The fire has been put off. It was put off because the Soku gas plant is automated such that depending on the impact, it can shut down itself.”
“In other words, it can also isolate affected lines and starve off that line. If you starve the source of oxygen, the fire will naturally go off.”
“The explosion actually occurred along the delivery gas line, not in the gas plant.”
The incident occurred less than a week after an explosion ruptured a segment of the Trans-Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Bodo community, Gokana local government area (LGA) of the state.
