Fire Service Speaks On Ministry Of Finance Fire Incident

The Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Dr Karebo Pere Samson has urged residents of the FCT not to panic, following a fire outbreak at the Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters.

Karebo assured that the fire has been brought under control and maintained, saying there was no cause for alarm.

He explained that the Control Room of Federal Fire Service on Wednesday received a fire call at about 7:00 hours concerning a fire outbreak at the Headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Finance.

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Three fire stations of the Service within the Federal Capital Territory namely Garki, Wuse and Secretariat stations were immediately deployed to the scene.

Karebo said men of the Federal Fire Service who arrived at the scene about two minutes after they received the call discovered that some staff of the Ministry had used fire extinguishers to bring the situation under control.

Adding: ”Firefighters carried out on the spot assessment to ensure a no case of reignition before leaving the scene.

”Investigation has commenced to ascertain the actual cause of the fire.”