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Fire has gutted the Airtel telecom base station in Abaranje, Ikotun, Lagos.
Airtel stated that the incident occurred when Carville Integrated Ventures Limited, a telecoms facility management services provider, which manages the base station on behalf of the company was doing maintenance operations on a leaky portion of a diesel tank at the base station.
“Carville has expressed deep sadness by the recent fire incident at Abaranje Base Station, one of the several base stations it manages on behalf of Airtel Nigeria.
“The incident, which occurred during maintenance operations on a leaking part of a diesel tank, resulted in injuries to some individuals from the local community who forcefully gained unauthorised access into the facility hosting the base station during the maintenance work,” a statement by Airtel said on Tuesday.
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Meanwhile, the firm expressed its sympathy to the victims and has offered to provide healthcare support to them.
