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An employee of ExxonMobil has been confirmed dead and another injured in a gas flaring accident that occurred at the processing unit of the Qua Iboe Terminal In the Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on December 13, 2020, when the victims both supervisors at the QIB processing unit decided to light up the gas flaring which exploded causing the accident.
A source, who pleaded anonymity, said, “Two supervisors went to put on the gas flaring plant that was shut down for maintenance, the victims were told to light up gas flare plant which is the excess gas from the flare when the accident occurred killing one and injuring another.
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Tue Dec 15 2020
Fire explosion from a gas flaring operation at the Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) process area at ExxonMobil facility in Ibeno local government area, Akwa Ibom State has allegedly killed some staff of the company and left others wounded.
It was gathered that the incident happened on Sunday, December 13, 2020, when the victims were about to light up the gas flaring plant.
Sources who preferred to remain unnamed said one of the victims who was killed was a supervisor working at the facility’s processing area, while another supervisor injured by the explosion had been rushed to an undisclosed hospital in the state.