Federal Fire Service contains massive blaze at Jabi Lake Mall

By Omeiza Ajayi

ABUJA: The Federal Fire Service FFS has successfully contained a monolithic occurrence outbreak astatine the Adidas Store successful Jabi Lake Mall, Abuja, preventing what could person been the full demolition of the multi-billion-naira establishment.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection signed by the National Public Relations Officer and Head of Corporate Services of the Service, Deputy Controller of Fire DCF Paul Abraham, and made disposable to Vanguard connected Thursday successful Abuja.

According to the statement, the fire, which lasted for implicit six hours, was brought nether power done the combined efforts of FFS appliances — FFS 75, FFS 88, and FFS 164 — with further enactment from the Julius Berger Fire Service and others.

The cognition was led by Crew Commander S.F. Agbo, whose squad exhibited high-level coordination, method accomplishment and professionalism passim the exigency response.

According to the Service, the timely involution of the firefighters ensured that the inferno was confined to the affected conception of the mall, preventing its dispersed to adjoining areas and averting greater loss.

It added that done the heroic efforts of the personnel, goods worthy astir ₦94 cardinal were salvaged from an estimated ₦100 cardinal pre-incident stock.

Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Olumode Adeyemi Samuel, commended the officers for their bravery and consciousness of duty, noting that their exemplary show reflected the Service’s unwavering committedness to protecting lives and spot crossed the nation.

“The show of our officers successful this incidental is simply a wide objection of our preparedness and professionalism. It besides underscores the value of timely reporting of occurrence incidents to minimize harm and safeguard lives and property,” the Controller General was quoted arsenic saying.

The Service besides utilized the accidental to punctual members of the public, particularly concern owners, installation managers, and household heads, of the request to follow preventive measures to trim the hazard of occurrence outbreaks.

It advised Nigerians to, among different measures, behaviour regular electrical inspections, debar overloading electrical circuits, instal occurrence detection and suppression systems, particularly successful malls, warehouses and offices.

While urging the nationalist to stay vigilant, the Federal Fire Service reiterated that occurrence emergencies tin beryllium reported done its toll-free enactment 112 oregon via 0803 200 3557 for speedy response.