- Valuables worth millions of Naira lost
A fire outbreak at the weekend wreaked havoc on a property located at 13 Nelson Mandela Street in highbrow Asokoro district of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with valuables worth millions of Naira lost in the process.
The fire incident, which occured on Saturday afternoon ravaged four of five blocks of three-bedroom flats in the property linked to former governor of Zamfara State, Senator Ahmed Yerima.
It was gathered that the raging fire started from solar panels on the roof of one building and quickly spread to nearby flats, causing major damage to the alleged multi-billion Naira property.
Head of Public Affairs at the Federal Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Nkechi Isa, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said Monday Addie, who leads FEMD’s Search and Rescue Team, reported the incident around 1pm and confirmed that no lives were lost.
The statement read: “According to the Head of FEMD Search and Rescue Team, Mr Monday Addie, the incident was reported at about 1:00p.m. No life was lost to the incident. However, the four affected flats were totally burned.”
She also said the fire destroyed household items such as furniture, clothing, food, and other personal belongings of the residents.
Emergency teams from several agencies arrived at the scene to control the fire and stop it from spreading.
The statement further said: “Personnel of FEMD, the Federal Fire Service, FCT Fire Service, the National Emergency Management Agency and the FCT Police Command attended to the incident.”
