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JUST IN: Fire guts Army headquarters

chuks oti

Mar 02, 2021

The Nigerian Army has reported a fire outbreak at its Headquarters complex in Abuja.

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It attributed the cause of the inferno to faulty electrical installations.

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According to a statement by the Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima: "Electrical fault sparked a minor fire incident at the Army Headquarters Complex, Abuja, Tuesday morning.

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"The incident which happened at about 10.15am was as a result of minor electrical fault in one of the offices.

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"The Army Headquarters complex is currently undergoing some renovation involving electrical rework.

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"The Nigerian Army Fire Service Department has since put out the fire. No casualty was recorded during the incident and normalcy has since returned to the complexÔÇØ.

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