Fire at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Office

Fire at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Office

There was a fire outbreak at the newly constructed office block of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) area office in Katsina State, on Monday.

 

Smoke could be seen billowing from one of the buildings in the office complex is located directly opposite the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina, the state capital.

 

As at the time of this report, the the cause of the fire is not yet known.



Also, the extent of damage could not be ascertained and there was no report yet that anyone was injured in the fire.

Fire at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Office
Fire at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Office

The FIRS fire incident adds to the series of fire outbreaks that had hit key government offices in the country in recent days.



On April 8, fire broke out at the Treasury House, a building housing the Accountant-General of the Federation’s office, exactly a week after there was another fire outbreak at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission, while the Independent National Electoral Commission’s office in Abuja also went up in flames days after.

 

The fire thread continued to Jos and Gombe branches of the CBN which were gutted by fire earlier.

 

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