A fire outbreak has occurred at the office of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Abuja, the PUNCH has learnt.
Reports say that the fire which began at about 8 pm on Thursday evening, at the ICT section of the FCTA complex, triggered the fire alarm, which sent staff who were still within the office complex, into panic.
The FCT Federal Fire Service responded early to the scene and were eventually able to put out the fire at about 8:35 pm, after the fire had caused substantial damage to the ICT section of the Administration’s office.
Meanwhile, the Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency, Abass Idriss, while confirming the incident, told our correspondent, that investigations were still ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.
However, he said that officials suspected an electric power surge may have caused the inferno.
He added that there were no casualties or any cases of injuries resulting from the incident.
“Yes, the fire began at 8 pm and was put out immediately. There was no loss of life, no injuries, and nobody was hurt. The cause of the incidence is still under investigation, but we are suspecting an electrical surge,” Idriss explained.
The Head of Operations of the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, confirmed that the incident was indeed caused by an electrical power surge at the ICT section of the building and that officers of the Fire Service had succeeded in putting out the fire.
“The fire is not much. It is already under control. It was a little spark, and we have put it out. It was caused by an electric power surge, but we have put it out already,” he said.
