Fire Incident At The Residence Of FCT Minister Of State Contained

By: Nkechi Isa

The fire incident that occurred this morning at the residence of the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has been curtailed.

The fire incident occurred at 7 Roseline Ukeji Close, Mark Okoye Street,Asokoro.

A distress call was made to the Fire Service at 10:40 am.

The fire affected 7 bedrooms in the building.

Though the cause of the fire incident is yet to be ascertained, the fire services say it may be an electrical surge and Household items were gutted by the fire.

The fire was brought under control around 2:51 pm with combined team of FEMA, Federal Fire Service, and FCT Fire Service were on the ground during the incident.