FEDERAL FIRE CHIEF SAYS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM ..... Urges FCT Resident Not To Panic Over Finance Ministry Fire Outbreak

"Take A Cue From The Ministry Of Finance By Equipping Their Homes And Offices With Fire Equipment." Karebo Cautions Nigerians, Private Sector.

 "Three fire stations of the Service within the Federal Capital Territory namely Garki, Wuse and Secretariat Stations were immediately deployed to the scene."

Following the outbreak of a fire incident at the Federal Ministry of Finance Headquarters on Wednesday, the Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Dr. Karebo Pere Samson has urged residents of the FCT not to panic.

Dr. Karebo, in a statement signed by ACF Paul Abraham, Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service, FFS, assured that the fire has been brought under control and maintained there was no cause for alarm. 

The statement disclosed that "the Control Room of the 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. 

It further noted that, "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 statement read. 

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 cue 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.