VIDEO: Fire destroys N500m property at Federal Mortgage Bank

A fire broke out at the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria headquarters in Abuja, destroying N500m in property, according to Punch Nigeria. Firefighters managed to save N9.5bn in assets.

The details of the incident at the Federal Mortgage Bank are limited to the report from Punch Nigeria. There is another report of a fire, but it occurred at a residential property in Teshie Penny, Ghana, on July 29.

In the Ghana incident, firefighters from the Trade Fair Fire Station responded quickly to prevent the fire from spreading to neighbouring buildings. The blaze destroyed the contents of one room and caused partial damage to the hall and kitchen.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, MyJoyOnline Ghana — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.