1st LD: Mystery fire engulfs Nigerian gov't secretariat
Xinhua, May 14, 2015 Adjust font size:
A mystery fire on Thursday engulfed the Nigerian government secretariat, a massive building that houses most of the country's ministries in the capital Abuja, civil servants and local media said.
No injury or death has been so far reported but sources said some civil servants might have been trapped in the building as the fire spreads to various offices in the complex.
According to Amina Mohammed, a reporter with local online newspaper Premium Times, who witnessed the incident, the fire started in the sixth floor of the complex, housing the Federal Ministry of Education. Endi