A fire outbreak at the headquarters of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) in Sokoto State Sunday evening destroyed a part of the building.
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— NTA News (@NTANewsNow) December 3, 2023
The inferno, sparked by a high electricity voltage, raged for over three hours but did not do much damage.
The studio of the national television station and other sensitive operational areas were spared.
“The OB van, equipment and office furniture have also been saved from the inferno,” a post on NTA’s social media pages read.
Staff of the media house teamed up with firefighters to put off the fire.
NTA SOKOTO FIRE UPDATE
The fire that gutted parts of operational building of NTA Sokoto network centre has been put off by the combined efforts of staff and intervention of fire fighters.
The inferno which lasted for more than three hours is now under control and has not… pic.twitter.com/DWcUfiwRJu
— NTA News (@NTANewsNow) December 3, 2023
The fire incident occurred a few hours after an explosion was reported at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja.
Fire Incident at the Phase II of the Federal Secretariat, Abuja
At about 2:30 p.m., today, there was a fire incident at the Block C of the Federal Secretariat, Phase II, Abuja. The fire was triggered by an explosion from the Electrical Utility Room on the 3rd Floor of Block C… pic.twitter.com/dJYXhLwLN6
— NTA News (@NTANewsNow) December 2, 2023
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