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The Digest:

A fire broke out on the fourth floor of a Federal Inland Revenue Service office in Abuja’s Wuse Zone 5 on Saturday, causing significant damage but resulting in no loss of life. Swift intervention by FIRS security personnel and the FCT Fire Service contained the blaze, which preliminary investigations suggest may have been caused by an electrical fault.

Key Points:
  • The fire occurred at the FIRS office located at No. 15 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5
  • Security personnel and emergency responders quickly contained the flames
  • No casualties were reported, though several offices on the affected floor were damaged
  • FIRS stated that an investigation into the cause is underway
  • Preliminary assessment points to a possible electrical fault as the origin
  • The agency is reviewing and strengthening internal safety protocols
  • The incident follows a fatal fire at FIRS’s Lagos office in September that claimed four lives
  • Videos of the fire circulated on social media, causing alarm in the area
In a year marked by tragic blazes, this incident, though without loss of life, serves as another urgent reminder of the ever-present storm that faulty infrastructure can unleash, even in the heart of the nation’s capital.

Sources: The Cable