By Nduka Chiejina and Blessing Olaifa, Abuja
The basement of the Federal Government Ministry of Finance was gutted by fire yesterday morning.
The fire broke out from a room where inverter batteries were kept.
The blaze was, however, put out by the security men on duty before men of the Federal Fire Service got to the ministry.
Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Finance Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi confirmed the incident.
He said the fire was caused by a spark in the room containing inverter batteries, adding that “the fire was quickly put out”.
When The Nation got the Ministry of Finance, normalcy had returned as workers were seen driving into the building after being searched by the security men.
The Federal Fire Service said there was no cause for alarm as the early morning fire outbreak in the Federal Ministry of Finance was promptly brought under control.
The Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Dr. Karebo Pere Samson said in a statement that workers of the Ministry put out the fire with fire extinguishers.