The National Assembly on Thursday (11th August 2022) confirmed fire incident at one of the Jenitors, located on the 2nd floor, Room 227 in the new-wing, of the House of Representatives.
In a statement, Director, Information at the National Assembly, Agada Rawlings Emmanuel, said the fire incident was suspected to have resulted from an electrical fault which was noticed by one of the Staff members to the Clerk, House of Representatives, who promptly alerted the Federal Fire Service Unit stationed in the National Assembly Complex.
He said the fire had been put out with assistance of staff members on duty who immediately broke into the affected office and effectively deployed stationed fire extinguishers on the floor before the arrival of the fire service officers.
Emmanuel added that the combined prompt efforts, curtailed the fire to the affected office only and power supply to the wing put off to enable a full assessment and investigations into the incident.
He said after due assessment by the fire service and the Estate and works directorates, normalcy in the new wings, housing all principal officers of the House of Representatives and Honourable members’ office’s, would be restored immediately.
He said the management of the National Assembly commended the prompt response/actions by the first responders particularly, National Assembly staff members and the Fire Service Unit in helping to curtail the fire outbreak.
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