Emergency services in Nigeria say two people are dead after a fire at the Canadian High Commission in the capital, Abuja
The fire broke out in the morning while workers were servicing generators, said Nkechi Isa, spokeswoman for the State Emergency Management Agency in Abuja. The two killed were Nigerian maintenance workers, she said.
“The fire occurred when the tank of diesel in the generator house containing 2,000 liters exploded,” Isa said.Nigerian President Bola Tinubu mourned the victims and offered the Canadian government his government's full support, his office said in a statement.
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