Fire on Monday gutted a section of World Trade Centre building located in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

An eyewitness told journalists that the fire started from the top of the skyscraper which dots the skyline of Central Business District, Abuja as smoke billowed from the pinnacle.

General Manager, WTC Abuja, Mr Ibukun Adeogun, explained that the fire had been extinguished by high-pressure sprinklers in the building.

He said, “There was a minor fire outbreak at one of the floors close to the top floor near the shaft. The building is a high-tech building and the sprinklers put out the fire. Because the fire occurred close to the top floor and the extraction system was on the roof, smoke was coming out even after the fire had been extinguished.”

Since it began in 1939 in New York, United States, the World Trade Centre brand has since become global trade hubs in more than 90 countries including Nigeria.

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