By Fredrick Wright
A wing of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) headquarters in Marina, Lagos, was gutted by fire earlier today (Wednesday).
SlyeNews gathered that the inferno affected three offices at the sixth floor of the six storey building.. Officials working on the floor have been asked to go back home.
General Manager Corporate and Strategic Communications, Olaseni Alakija, confirmed the incident in a statement saying the situation has been brought under control while no casualty was recorded.
He stated: “In the early hours of Wednesday 22nd September, 2021 a fire incident suspected to have been triggered by an electrical surge affected 3 offices on the 6th floor of the Broad Street wing of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Headquarters.
“Operatives of the NPA Fire Service Department immediately mobilized to the scene and promptly contained the fire.
“In line with safety protocols, the affected floor has since been cordoned off and investigations are ongoing to ascertain the actual cause of the fire.
“The fire affected one office where 2 desk tops, tables, chairs and other furniture were lost. Two other adjoining offices were affected by smoke and soot,” he said.
Alakija appreciates the prompt response and professionalism of the Authority’s fire service and security departments and wishes to assure all stakeholders and the general public that no sensitive documents were lost and normalcy has been restored and that our operations have not been disrupted in anyway.
