Mallam Mohammmed Ahmed, the Director Communications, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), confirmed the incident in a statement on the night of Saturday, December 2, 2023.
According to him, the fire, which affected the utility rooms on the second to the eighth floors of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja was triggered by an explosion from the electrical utility room on the 3rd floor of block C.
“Around 2:30 p.m., today (Saturday), there was a fire incident at the Block C of the Federal Secretariat, Phase II, Abuja. The fire was triggered by an explosion from the Electrical Utility Room on the 3rd Floor of Block C being used as a Solar and Inverter Room by the present occupant, Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
