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Fire guts Samsung office Abuja

The cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained.

• November 6, 2023
Samsung office at Banex Junction, Wuse 2, Abuja on fire (Credit: Twitter)
Samsung office at Banex Junction, Wuse 2, Abuja on fire (Credit: Twitter)

A fire outbreak at the Samsung office at the popular Banex Junction in Wuse 2, Abuja, left goods worth millions of naira damaged on Monday.

Thick smoke from the massive facility billowed into the sky on Monday evening, causing damage to goods in the facility.

The cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained.

Details later…

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