Canadian Embassy Fire: Witness Explains How Two People Died In Tragic Incident

A witness of the tragic fire incident at the Canadian Embassy in Abuja on Monday has explained how the inferno, which killed two people, started.

Naija News reported earlier about the fire at the building of the High Commission of Canada located at 13010G, Palm Close, Diplomatic Drive, Central Business District in Abuja.

A source who gave an account of the incident to journalists hours after the incident, explained that two other persons sustained injuries aside from those who died.

He explained that the fire started some minutes after 11:00 a.m. from the generator house when the power generating plants were undergoing maintenance.

The source, who pleaded anonymity because she was not authorised to speak on the issue, told Daily Trust that men of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) were able to put the fire under control.

“The area has now been cordoned off, and investigators are expected to ascertain the cause of the fire.

“It [fire) started from the generator house, not the main building,” another source who also spoke on anonymity said.

He added saying, “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.”

When contacted on the phone, an official of the Canadian High Commission, Demilade Kosemani, declined calls. He didn’t respond to the text message sent to him as well.