*Preliminary Reports Suggest Electrical Faults As Cause
THE Head of Servise (HoS), Rivers State, Inyingi Brown, has confirmed that no life was lost in the fire incident that occurred at the state secretariat complex in Port Harcourt.
Speaking to journalists at the scene of the incident on Monday, October 6, Brown commended the state fire service and other relevant agencies, including the military, who all sent their fire trucks to the scene, for their timely response to contain the inferno.
She stated: “We thank God Almighty, and also commend Governor Siminalayi Fubara, for being proactive in rehabilitating the fire service before this time.
“If not for his investment in the fire service, this situation would have been worse.”
The HoS said the state medical service was on ground to handle any medical emergency, adding that preliminary reports suggested the fire might have been as a result of electrical faults.
She urged civil servants to take responsibility for safety by always switch off all electrical appliances at the close of work, adding: “Not just putting off the sockets, but unplug them to ensure there is no residual charge, because these buildings are heritage buildings and we don’t want anything to happen to them.”
