The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR),has closed 86 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants in Lagos in 2020 for operating illegally.
Mr Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR,explained that the plants were shutdown for non-compliance with international safety standards.
The plants,he said, were also operating without prerequisite approval or licence from the regulatory agency.
He added that some of the sealed plants were operating under high tension electrical installations and other unapproved locations.
He noted that the move was aimed at reducing the occurrence of gas explosion and fire incidents in Lagos State.
According to him,the DPR would continue to clamp down on such illegal plants while at the same time sensitising the public on the need for safe usage and distribution of gas.
