TWO persons were feared dead as fire razed part of the Embassy of Canada, Monday in Abuja.
A source told News Point Nigeria that the fire broke out while the embassy’s power generating plant was being repaired engulfing and killing two persons that are part of the technical crew while one person escaped through the roof of the power house.
The source told our correspondent that others were blown out of the powerhouse due to the force of the sudden fire explosion.
Staff, who ran out of the embassy for refuge outside the gates told this newspaper that the fire broke out around 11:30AM as fire fighting trucks moved in to put out the flames while rescue operations were ongoing.
Our correspondent observed that staff of the embassy were being moved to safety under trees and other safe spaces in the embassy enclosure as an ambulance drove in to evacuate those affected.
Confirming the incident, the Head of Operations of the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, told our correspondent in a phone interview that two people were fatally injured beyond recognition in the incident, while about three or four other victims had been rushed to the hospitals.
“Yes, yes, it’s true. We have two fatally injured beyond recognition and the others in the hospital, either three or four,” he said.
Adebayo, however, did not state the cause of the fire incident or whether the affected victims were foreign expatriates or Nigerian citizens.
