Fire has gutted Focus Holiday Inn, an upmarket hotel in the Garki area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.
Eyewitnesses said the fire, which began around 3am, started from a section of the building before engulfing the three-storey structure.
Personnel of the fire service are currently trying to put out the fire.
There are no reports of casualties at the time of filing this story.
Fire incidents have become commonplace in the federal capital territory (FCT) lately. On September 25, 2023, a section of the supreme court building went up in flames.
On November 2, 2024, fire razed a telecommunications facility in the Maitama area of the city.
On November 13, a popular fitness centre in Gwarinpa was gutted by fire.
There have also been one too many building collapse incidents in the city.
