A section of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base along Airport Road, Abuja was gutted by fire on Wednesday.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa who confirmed this incidence in a statement made available to Politics Nigeria stated that the fire which created an explosion from the fuel tanks has been put out by the combined efforts of Fire Services of the Federal Airport Authority, FCT, the Federal Fire Service and the NAF Fire Service.
The Nigerian Correctional Service National Headquarters, a building close to the NAF base was, however, not affected and no life was lost.
When contacted, the Head of Operations, FFF FCT, Abiola Adebayo, said firefighters were on ground to suppress the situation
The spokesperson of the agency later confirmed that it had been brought under control.
Confirming the incident, Abraham Paul, said, “Yes, fuel tank fire incident. Fire under control.”
While appreciating the efforts of the fire agencies, Famuyiwa assured that investigation is ongoing to unravel the cause of the fire incident.
