A fire incident erupted on Monday morning at a section of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation building in Abuja, causing panic among staff and prompting an emergency response.
Eyewitness footage circulating on social media, reportedly captured around 8:00 a.m., showed thick plumes of dark smoke rising from an upper floor of the multi-storey structure located within the Federal Secretariat Complex.
The video shows dense black smoke billowing into the sky, with the fire appearing concentrated in one wing of the building. The incident was reported to have occurred in Section C of the complex.
Staff members were seen evacuating the area as the smoke intensified, while emergency responders were alerted to the scene to contain the situation and prevent the fire from spreading to other parts of the building.
As of the time of filing this report, there was no official confirmation on the cause of the fire or the extent of damage. Authorities are expected to provide further details as emergency operations continue.