Fire Breaks Out at NPA Headquarter

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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said that a fire incident suspected to have been triggered by an electrical surge affected three offices on the 6th floor of the Broad Street wing of its headquarter building.

It said fire, which occurred in the early hours of today, was promptly contained by personnel of its department.

General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications of the NPA, Olaseni Alakija, said in a statement that the affected floor has been cordoned off and investigations are ongoing to ascertain the actual cause of the fire in line with safety protocols.

“The Management of the Authority appreciates the prompt response and professionalism of the Authority’s Fire service and security departments and wishes to assure all stakeholders and the general public that no sensitive documents were lost and normalcy has been restored and that our operations have not been disrupted in anyway,” he said.