The weekend fire incident at the store of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) did not cause any serious damage and is being investigated, spokesperson for the FIRS, Wahab Gbadamosi, has said .
In a statement sent to journalists on Monday, Gbadamosi said material affected by the incident include disused computer hardware, envelopes and stationeries.
The statement reads:
“There was a fire incident at the store, by Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS), canteen located at Annex 1, office of the Service headquarters, No 15 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja at the about 5:10PM on Saturday, 26th, October 2019.
“The fire affected the store by the FIRS canteen where disused/old computers awaiting disposal are often kept.
“Also burnt were envelopes, printing paper and stationeries.
“The FIRS hereby assures the general public that nothing critical to FIRS operations was affected.
“Officials of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service arrived the scene a couple of minutes after the fire began and worked with Security and Safety officers of the FIRS, to put out the fire within two hours.
“The Executive Chairman, FIRS, Mr. Tunde Fowler, visited the scene of the fire incident for first hand assessment.
“Officials of the FCT Fire Service Department visited the scene again on Monday to ascertain the cause of the fire incident.
“The Fire Service Department is continuing with investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire incident.
” The FIRS wishes to thank the Fire Service Department for their timely response to our distress call, members of the public and the Press for their interest in the health of our operations.”