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Petroci: incident at Vridi gas facility

This dossier tracks the Vridi incident, its toll and documented consequences for the facility and supplies.

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Archival view of Plateau in Abidjan in 2008.
Plateau, Abidjan, in 2008. Archival illustration showing neither Vridi nor the fire. Zenman / Marku1988 / Skiper, CC BY-SA 3.0. — Zenman / Marku1988 / Skiper — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — photo de 2008, assemblage et saturation de la version Commons, sans modification supplémentaire

Where things stand

On 31 October, Petroci reports the fire extinguished, no casualties and a continuing technical investigation.

Reported information

Vridi: Petroci says burning gas leak extinguished

Petroci says it extinguished a burning leak at its Vridi gas facility in Abidjan at 09:46 on 31 October, after it began at 07:25, with no casualties.

Archival view of Plateau in Abidjan in 2008.
Plateau, Abidjan, in 2008. Archival illustration showing neither Vridi nor the fire. Zenman / Marku1988 / Skiper, CC BY-SA 3.0. — Zenman / Marku1988 / Skiper — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — photo de 2008, assemblage et saturation de la version Commons, sans modification supplémentaire

The incident affected the return line of sphere 1 and triggered the company’s emergency plan.

Petroci says butane supplies continue normally. Material damage and causes remain under investigation; the operator’s assurances are not an independent audit.

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