A fire incident was on Monday recorded at a showroom at the popular Banex Plaza located along the Aminu Kano Crescent in Wuse II, Abuja.
In a video obtained by our correspondent, the popular Samsung Plaza was seen in flames while some persons were heard screaming in the background.
As of press time, our correspondent confirmed that men of the FCT Fire Service were already on the ground in an attempt to contain the fire.
“Yes, it’s true. Our men are already on the ground,” the Head of Operations of the FCT Fire Service, Abiola Adebayo, told our correspondent.
Adebayo added that men of the FCT and Federal Fire Service were still battling the inferno, as they were earlier prevented by hoodlums in the area.
“They didn’t allow us to go and fight the fire, until we called policemen. So, when the police came now, they were able to attack the fire, they have not finished. The fire is still burning. FCT and Federal Fire Service are battling the fire now,” he said.
He also disclosed that officers of the various FCT fire stations were at the scene to assist in battling the fire.