Presidential Villa
The presidential villa in Abuja experienced a fire outbreak according to news reports and confirmed by Presidential aide.
The senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu confirmed that the incident was only minor and occurred in a store in the villa and was easily contained by the extinguishers in the villa by members of the staff.
The federal fire service stationed in the villa were also present to handle the situation.
Mr Garba Shehu said, “The incident, linked to an electrical spark, was immediately brought under control by alert staff using available fire extinguishers well ahead of the arrival of the Federal Fire Service trucks stationed just outside the premises. Luckily, no injury or serious damage was recorded.”
