Army reports ‘minor’ fire incident at its headquarters in Abuja

THE Nigerian Army today announced a fire outbreak at its Headquarters complex in Abuja.

A statement by its Director Public Relations, Brigadier Gen. Mohammed Yerima, however, described the incident as “minor”. 

He attributed the cause to faulty electrical installations.

He said: “Electrical fault sparked a minor fire incident at the Army Headquarters Complex, Abuja, Tuesday morning.

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

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

“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 complex”.