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A fire outbreak on Saturday destroyed four out of five blocks of three-bedroom flats at a residential property located on Nelson Mandela Street, Asokoro, Abuja.
The fire reportedly started from solar panels installed on the roof of one of the buildings before spreading to adjoining flats.
Confirming the incident, the Head of Public Affairs of the Federal Emergency Management Department, FEMD, Nkechi Isa, said the affected property belongs to a former governor of Zamfara State, Senator Ahmed Yerima.
Isa, quoting the Head of FEMD’s Search and Rescue Team, Monday Addie, said the incident was reported at about 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
“No life was lost in the incident. However, four of the five flats were completely razed by the fire,” she said.
She added that several personal belongings, including furniture, clothing, food items and other household effects, were destroyed.
Emergency responders from FEMD, the Federal Fire Service, FCT Fire Service, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and the FCT Police Command were deployed to the scene and successfully brought the fire under control.
