…No Cause For Alarm–SiFAX
Fire has broken out at the ICT unit of the Ports & Cargo Terminal located at the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos .
It was learnt that the fire consumed ICT equipment worth millions of Naira but did not affect any other unit before it was brought under control.
The fire outbreak, the online news platform learnt, affected the operations of the unit but could not ascertain the extent of damage .
However, a statement issued by the spokesman of SiFAX, Muyiwa Akande, confirmed the outbreak of the inferno but that it only affected the ICT section of the terminal and only key IT equipment.
He however added that the incident did not did not result in any data loss due to the excellent backup plan the company has put in place to safeguard its data.
Akande in the statement assured port users and critical stakeholders that there was no cause for alarm as it only affected the operations of the unit minimally.
Repair work, he hinted, is already ongoing and that operations would resume fully.
“This is to inform all stakeholders of Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, that there was a fire incident at our facility located at the Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos, on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
“The inferno, which happened at our IT office, affected key IT equipment. However, we are glad to report that this unfortunate incident has not resulted in any data loss due to the excellent backup plan the company has put in place to safeguard its data.
“While minimal disruption to our services is expected, we are currently working with all relevant agencies, especially the Nigerian Customs Service and Tin Can Island Command, to restore normal port operations by Monday, February 26, 2024.
“We are using this opportunity to assure all our stakeholders, including clearing agents, consignees, and other port users, that we have activated our approved business continuity plan to keep our operations running while we work assiduously to meet the scheduled date of resuming normal port operations,” the statement signed by Akande reads.
Recall that on July 21, 2023, the same terminal (Ports and Cargo) experienced fire outbreak that affected one of its shore cranes,
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