A section of the headquarters of the Nigerian Ports
Authority was gutted by fire on Wednesday.
This is coming 11 months after property worth billions of
naira were destroyed after protesters set the NPA headquarters on fire during
#EndSARS protest in October 2020.
It was learnt that the early Wednesday fire was caused by an
electrical surge.
According to eyewitnesses, the fire incident affected
business activities at NPA offie.
General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Mr
Olaseni Alakija, confirmed the incident, saying the fire only affected a wing
of NPA’s headquarters.
He explained, in a statement, that the fire incident
affected three offices on the sixth floor of the Broad Street wing of NPA
headquarters.
He said, “In the early hours of Wednesday 22nd September,
2021 a fire incident suspected to have been triggered by an electrical surge
affected three offices on the sixth floor of the Broad Street wing of the
Nigerian Ports Authority Headquarters.
“Operatives of the NPA Fire Service Department immediately
mobilized to the scene and promptly contained the fire.
“In line with safety protocols, the affected floor has since
been cordoned off and investigations are ongoing to ascertain the actual cause
of the fire.
“The fire affected one office where two desk tops, tables,
chairs and other furniture were lost. Two other adjoining offices were affected
by smoke and soot.”
Alakija assured Nigerians that sensitive documents were not
lost.
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