The fire that engulfed the Federal Secretariat on Saturday did not cause any substantial damage, Ministry of Health, which was affected, said in a statement.

The ministry said after assessing the outbreak, it was clear that there was no damage to any government property.

It had earlier been reported that Federal Secretariat building in Abuja was on fire and that the building housing Federal Ministry of Health was affected.

The statement, signed by director, media and public relations in the ministry, Boade Akinola, said the fire was caused by an electric spark from cables and wires which resulted in a small fire on the corridor of the third floor, wing B of Federal Ministry of Health Headquarters Saturday morning.

Mrs. Akinola said the inferno had been contained as the private security outfit in charge of the premises swung into action and also contacted the fire service which responded immediately and put off the fire.

One of the security guards at the complex said the fire started “at a corridor where some items are kept and we used the water pipe within the building to quench it”.

He said Fire Service and personnel of National Emergency Management Agency “did not do much, other that to ensure everything was in order before they left”.

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