A brief fire outbreak caused panic within the Senate wing of the National Assembly complex in Abuja, near a hearing room, on Wednesday.
Video clips circulating on social media showed smoke filling the room as lawmakers and staff responded to the emergency.
Voices in the video could be heard saying, “The fire came from gas,” while another said, “No fire extinguisher.”
Another clip showed Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North) exiting the affected area.
Watch the video below:
𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐭 𝐍’𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱
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According to TVC, the incident occurred shortly after the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission concluded the screening of Dr Zainab Marwa, the North-East nominee for the commission’s board.
It cited eyewitness accounts and said the fire started in the kitchen compartment of the hearing room, reportedly
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