Two people died, while about three or four other victims had been rushed to the hospitals, as fire broke out at the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria in Abuja’s Central Business District on Monday.
The fire was said to have begun around 11:30 am, and the members of staff and vehicles were seen evacuated from the building.
The cause of the inferno could not be ascertained, but images circulating online disclosed billows coming from the building.
The Head of Operations of the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo confirmed the incident to newsmen.
