The top floor of the World Trade Centre in Abuja’s Central District was on Monday morning gutted by fire.
Spokesperson of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Ugo Huan said personnel of the service were immediately drafted to the scene and they succeeded in putting out the fire.
Though it was not immediately certain what could have caused the fire, eyewitnesses at the scene said it may have been as a result of electrical fault from the power source being used for the construction of the building.
President Goodluck Jonathan had in September 2011 launched the project said to cost over $1 billion with an estimated completion date initially slated for 2013.
The building is yet uncompleted. At 110m (361ft), the 24-floor WTC Tower 1, which topped out in 2015 is said to be the tallest residential building in Nigeria, while WTC Tower 2 is the tallest building in Abuja, standing at 120m (394ft).
Watch videos from the scene below:
Nollywood actress, Wofai Egu Ewa, popularly known as Wofai Fada, has announced her engagement on…
Naziru Idris Yau, a journalist working with Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), was struck by a…
After narrowly surviving a plane crash-landing in Dallas, American rapper Rick Ross pointed fingers at…
A viral video captures a heated altercation between Nigerian show promoter and socialite, Sam Larry,…
The ongoing feud between Hip Hop icons, Drake and Kendrick Lamar reaches new heights with…
Nollywood actress, Shan George has issued a distress call for support after falling victim to…