Fire Breaks Out at Federal Mortgage Bank in Abuja

A fire broke out on Saturday at the headquarters of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria in Abuja.

The fire reportedly started on the fourth floor of the building, which is located opposite the Central Bank of Nigeria. It quickly spread across the upper part of the building.

A Facebook user named Praises Chukwu shared pictures of the fire. He wrote, “Mortgage Bank of Abuja, opposite CBN, currently on fire. The fire service team are putting up their best to take it out, but the fire seems to be spreading across the top floor of the building.”

As of now, the cause of the fire is not known. There is also no information on possible injuries or the level of damage.

Authorities have not yet given an official statement about what happened.