Pandemonium in FCT as fire guts Air Force Base

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was on Wednesday thrown into a state of chaos as residents panicked when the Air Force Base along Airport Road was gutted by fire.

The director of public relations and information for the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa, explained that a Jet A-1 fuel dump on the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base at Bill Clinton Drive caused the incident.

He noted that the incident occurred around 8: 00am on Wednesday, May 10.

Famuyiwa said: "The fire, which created an explosion from the fuel tanks, has since been put out by the combined efforts of Fire Services from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory Administration, the Federal Fire Service, and the NAF Fire Service."

According to him, no life was lost in the incident. However, stated that investigation have started to unravel what caused the fire outbreak.
He said the quick response by the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, who were at the scene helped contain the fire.

Famuyiwa said:

"It is gratifying to note that no life was lost in the incident. However, investigation has been instituted to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the fire incident."