Fire guts section of NYSC HQ in Abuja

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says no life was lost during a fire outbreak at a section of its headquarters in Abuja on Friday.

According to NAN, Eddy Megwa, NYSC’s director of press relations, disclosed this in a statement.

Megwa said the fire outbreak, which occurred on the third floor of the six-storey building edifice, started about 7:30 am.

The spokesperson, however, said the fire was immediately put out by the federal capital territory (FCT) and federal fire service departments.

Megwa added that the affected floor of the building is being occupied by planning, research, statistics, and the general service department.

He further said the fire only affected a room with electronic gadgets.

The NYSC director of public relations disclosed that all documents were evacuated during the incident.

He said the scheme’s management also commended the timely intervention of the fire departments to avoid a major outbreak.

“Fortunately enough, no life was lost and all vital documents were promptly evacuated and safeguarded,” he said.

“The management of the scheme heartily appreciates the Federal and FCT Fire Service Departments for their prompt response which minimised the effect of the incident.

“Management also appreciates all security agencies for the invaluable roles they played during the unfortunate incident.”

On October 26, there was also a fire outbreak at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) headquarters in the Jibowu area of Lagos state.