By Tony Obiechina, Abuja
Following the outbreak of fire at the Federal Ministry of Finance Budget and National Planning, Abuja, in the early hours of Wednesday, the Federal Fire Service (FSS) has appealed to FCT residents not to Panic as it has commenced investigations into the incident.
A statement by the Public Relations of the Service, Paul Abraham on Wednesday quoted the Controller General, Dr Karebo Pere Samson as assuring that the fire has been brought under control.
The statement titled “Federal Ministry of Finance Fire Incident: No Cause for Alarm” reads:
“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.
“Dr. Karebo assured that the fire has been brought under control and maintained there was no cause for alarm.
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, three fire stations of the Service within the Federal Capital Territory namely Garki, Wuse and Secretariat Stations were immediately deployed to the scene.
Owing to the importance of the Ministry of Finance to national security the Controller General directed the Assistant Controller General in charge of Federal Operations to coordinate the operations.
“Men on of the Federal Fire Service who arrived the scene at about 2 minutes after they received the call discovered that some staff of the Ministry had used fire extinguisher to bring the situation under control.
“Fire fighters carried out on the spot assessment to ensure a no case of reignition before leaving the scene.
“The CGF who commended the Ministry of Finance for ensuring that the office has fire protection equipment in place such as fire extinguisher called on Nigerians to take a queue from the Ministry of Finance by equipping their homes and offices with fire equipment.
“Investigation has commenced to ascertain the actual cause of the fire”.
