Breaking: Fire Guts Kaduna Govt Secretariat

A fire outbreak has reportedly destroyed some offices in the Kaduna State Government Secretariat, located on Independence Way.

The Publisher Nigeria learnt the fire incident started at about 2:30 pm on Wednesday.

According to Daily Trust, an eyewitness, Malam Ibrahim Mohammed, a civil servant with the state government, said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

Mohammed noted that the fire was suspected to have been triggered by a power surge, and no life was lost.

He added that only office furniture and some other equipment got burnt.

As of the time of filing this report, the government has not released any official statement on the incident.