A section of the secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS in Asokoro, Abuja was on Tuesday night gutted by fire.
The inferno affected one of the floors housing the Finance and Accounts department in the secretariat.
Although the cause of the fire was not
immediately known, it was gathered that
fire fighters from the Federal Fire Service
were immediately dispatched to the scene
and were able to prevent it from spreading
to other floors.
Spokesman of the Service, Ugo Huan did
not immediately respond to media
enquiries to ascertain the extent of
damage.
