NOTICE OF ISOLATED FIRE INCIDENT IN SOKOTO DIESEL PORT
BUA Cement PLC hereby gives the Nigerian Exchange and the investing public notice of an isolated fire incident which occurred at a diesel storage tank farm located in the vicinity of one of our factories in Sokoto on 18th March 2022. The incident occurred whilst routine maintenance work was ongoing on one of the storage tanks by a third-party contractor.
Immediately the incident occurred, emergency services were alerted and our team swiftly responded to prevent the extension of the damage to our main plant and equipment. We are however able to confirm the regrettable loss of 3 members of the third-party contractor's staff.
While we are working assiduously to investigate the cause of the fire outbreak at the depot, which had in place adequate safety and control mechanisms, members of the Federal Fire Service, State Fire Service and our fire department were able to bring the fire under control on the 20th of March, 2022.
We would also like to note that operations at the plant and production which were shut down in the aftermath of the incident as a precautionary and preventive measure have since resumed at the factory- which was unaffected by the incident.
ABUBAKAR MAGAJI
COMPANY SECRETARY
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BUA Cement Plc is a Nigeria-based company, which is a cement producer. The Company is engaged in manufacturing and sales of cement to the general public. These activities are conducted primarily in Nigeria. The Company is focused on the production and marketing of cement under the brand name BUA Cement. The Company produces the CEM II type of cement in accordance with the Nigerian Industrial Standards. Its facilities include BUA Cement Plant, Edo and BUA Cement Plant, Sokoto. BUA Cement (Sokoto) is primarily engaged in the business of quarrying, extracting, processing and dealing in limestone, as well as the manufacture and supply of cement. The cement plant is located in Sokoto state, Nigeria. Its depots are located in Lagos, Abuja, Ilorin, Ibadan and Sagamu. It operates the cement industry in Northwest, Southeast and South Nigeria with a production capacity of 11 million metric tons per annum and plants in Sokoto and Edo State, Nigeria.