Delta Govt House press centre gutted by fire

[MrVan]

Asaba -The Delta Government House Press Centre Building, Asaba was on Sunday night gutted by fire.

The office of the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor and adjoining offices located at the press centre of the government house were razed.

An eyewitness said  that the fire started at about 10 p.m and would have affected other buildings in the premises but for the prompt response of the state's fire service men.

The witness said that security men on duty at the time of the incident alerted the fire servicemen, who came and brought the situation under control.

The source said the State Deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Utuam; Chief of Staff, Dr Festus Okubor; Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikechukwu Aduba and other top government officials, were on ground to ensure that the fire was extinguished.

The cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained and Mr Sunny Ogefere, the CPS, who expressed shock at the incident, said he could not comment on how the fire incident happened.

He, however, said  that investigation had commenced to establish the cause of the incident.

Ogufere said he could not disclose the extent of the damage done to his office by the fire.

"I have not gone in there to see the extent the fire went but that will be established soon."  (NAN)

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[MrVan]