Fire guts Ministry of Information Headquaters in Nasarawa

Lafia - The Nasarawa State Ministry of Information and Ethical Re-orientation, Lafia,
has been gutted by fire on Friday.
The fire, which started in the ministry’s store,
destroyed property worth millions of Naira.
The ministry’s staff intervened by using
detergents and water to check the fire before
the arrival of fire fighters.
When journalists visited the scene, the
Commissioner, Alhaji Hamza Elayo, and other
senior staff of the ministry were seen making
efforts to put off the fire.
A competent source in the ministry told our
reporter that no life was lost in the inferno.
He said archival materials such as calendars,
historical documents, diaries and other
electrical appliances were burnt.
Elayo told reporters that the fire was caused by
power fluctuations.
Elayo said that the fire started around 10.30
a.m but was put off through efforts of the
ministry’s staff before the arrival of fire
fighters from the state fire service.
He said the ministy’s store was being
reorganised before the incident.
Elayo said that experts would be invited from
the state ministry of works to ascertain the
level of damage in the building to avoid cracks
that might lead to its collapse. (NAN)