BREAKING: Fire guts Corporate Affairs Commission CAC’s building (Photo)

Exactly a week the office of the Accountant General of the Federation burnt down by fire, the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC in Abuja has been gutted by fire.

The building is located in the highbrow Maitama District of the Federal Capital territory, an area which several government buildings and other private parastatals are situated.

A view of the CAC headquarters, Abuja.

Although the cause of the fire was not immediately known.

According to Vanguard, the Federal Fire Service had been alerted to the incident.

The Federal Fire Service’s Spokeperson DSF Ugo Huan said fire fighters were on their way to the scene, when contacted.

On Wednesday, 8 April, Onyxnews Nigeria reports that fire has gutted the office of the Nigeria Accountant General of the Federation in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

This reliable online news platform gathered that amid the COVID-19 lock down in the country, the fire started from around the third floor, burning the country’s Treasury House upwards including the Accountant General’s office and most of the important offices.

However, even as workers are currently at home observing, a combination of men of the Federal and FCT Fire Services, as well as other security personnel, have to a large extent contain the fire.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba had given updates about the fire incident on Wednesday at the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Abuja.

The minister revealed that although no data was lost during the fire incident at the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), a few documents got burnt.

He also revealed that the fire was caused a spark from an airconditioner.