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Fire wrecks havoc, burns down 2-bedroom apartment in Minna

Raging fire has burnt down a-two bedroom apartment located at Kaffin Tella area in Tunga Minna, Niger state capital.

The fire was said to have began at about 1.30pm on Sunday while the occupants of the residential apartment were still in service.

IDOMA VOICE gathered that the fire was caused by electrical wires when Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) restored light to the area after almost 24 hours of power outage.

A witness told IDOMA VOICE correspondent that the power restored by AEDC can with high voltage and sparked the wires into flames.

 

Egwu Emmanuel

Egwu covers tourism and entertainment

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