{
  "id": 58258,
  "title": "VIDEO: Fire destroys N500m property at Federal Mortgage Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/video-fire-destroys-n500m-property-at-federal-mortgage-bank",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-02T22:04:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-fire-destroys-n500m-property-at-federal-mortgage-bank/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nIn 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Fire destroys room and damages home at Teshie Penny",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/fire-destroys-room-and-damages-home-at-teshie-penny",
        "published": "2026-08-02T17:35:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}