President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the Canadian government, diplomatic community and all persons affected by a fire incident that occurred on Monday at the Canadian High Commission in Abuja.
The President, in a press statement by his Media Adviser, Ajuri Ngelale, assured the Canadian authorities of the full support of the Nigerian government in the aid of diplomatic and local staff of the High Commission who were particularly affected by the incident.
President Tinubu prays for the repose of the departed souls and wishes all injured persons a rapid and full recovery.
Two people were killed and two others sustained injuries after fire razed a part of the High Commission of Canada on Monday.
Eyewitnesses said the fire could have caused more damage if not for the timely intervention of men of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) that put out the raging inferno.
“The fire started from the generator house, not the main building, and we were lucky to have the fire fighters in time to put out the fire, the damage could have been worse.”
“There is a diesel tank close to the generator house and I think maybe because of the temperature, the diesel tank exploded.
“A service provider from a generating servicing plant – They have a service provider who usually comes to service their generators but I will not like to mention the name – lost one of their personnel and one of the staff of the embassy died too.”
“The other two that were injured are in the hospital getting medical attention,” they said.
