By Seun Adams
The Media and Communication Department of the of the Office Head of Service of the Federation, has said that about 2:30 p.m, today, Saturday 2nd, there was a fire incident at the Block C of the Federal Secretariat, Phase (II) Abuja.
The office according to the statement made available to the media by the Director, Mr. Mohammed Ahmed, said the office caught by fire houses the office of the Special Adviser (SA) to President Bola Tinubu on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The statement read: “The fire was triggered by an explosion from the Electrical Utility Room on the 3rd Floor of Block C being used as a Solar and Inverter Room by the present occupant, Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“The incident, which was brought under control by the prompt response of personnel from the Federal, as well as the FCT Fire Services at about 5:00 p. m., affected the Utility Rooms on the second to the eighth floors of the building.”
According to the statement, the Permanent Secretaries, Common Services Office-OHCSF, Mrs. Lydia Jafiya and Special Duties Office, Engr. Faruk Yusuf Yabo and Directors from the affected MDAs were on ground, while the operation lasted.
As at the time of going to press the loss and damages caused by the fire has not been ascertained.