Fire guts Canadian embassy building in Abuja

The building of the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria was engulfed in flames shortly before noon on Monday, which could lead to a temporal collapse of the services and consultations that the office facilitates.
FCT police spokesperson Istifanus Bako confirmed to Peoples Gazette that the commission’s building on Diplomatic Drive in the Central Business District was on fire for several minutes. He added that the situation has been successfully controlled.
The precise cause of the fire remains unknown, but the police and sister agencies are working to understand the cause of the incident.
No casualty or injury has been recorded so far, and the responders are currently ascertaining the extent of the damage.
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