Nigeria, Dec. 21 -- A fire incident occurred on Saturday morning at an office of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in Abuja, damaging parts of the building but causing no loss of life.

The tax authority disclosed this in a notice it posted on X, signed by its management.

The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the FIRS office located at No. 15 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5. The agency said the fire was quickly detected and initially handled by security personnel on duty before firefighters from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service and other emergency responders arrived at the scene.

FIRS stated that the prompt response helped contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to other parts of the building. While no in...