Fire guts FMBN headquarters in Abuja

The headquarters of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) located in Abuja has been gutted by fire.

The incident occurred on Wednesday at about 11pm.

According to a statement issued on Thursday, Lawal Isa Kauri, group head, corporate communications of FMBN, said the fire started from the third floor.

He added that the fire was swiftly contained and that there was no damage to essential documents.

“The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) wishes to inform the general public that the fire incident at its Corporate Head Office, yesterday, 9th February, 2022, in Abuja was promptly contained and there was no damage to essential FMBN official documents,” the statement reads.

“The fire incident started on the 3rd floor and the combined efforts of the Fire Services in the FCT and staff of the Bank were able to contain and limit it to the 3rd floor.

“The damage to the building is being assessed by a combined team from the FCT Fire Service, Insurance companies, and in-house experts.”