Fire Razes Premium Times Head Office

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A section of Premium Times online newspaper’s head office in Abuja, was today razed by fire.

The incident occurred at about 1.30 pm. It reportedly affected the office of the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Musikilu Mojeed.

According to a statement on the Premium Times website, computers, printers, furniture, documents, as well as personal effects of Mojeed were destroyed.

“The building was evacuated as staff and witnesses used extinguishers to battle the inferno before firefighters arrived at the scene in the Wuse area of the federal capital.

“The raze started at about 1.30 p.m. forcing the newspaper’s weekly editorial meeting scheduled to start a few hours later to be called off.

“There were no casualties.

“The flames were declared under control shortly after, and officials of the Fire Service at the scene said they suspected an electrical fault as the cause of the fire.

“Investigation into the incident is expected to continue,” the statement says.

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