The Federal Ministry of Finance has made a clarification on reports of a fire incident at its Headquarters located in the Central Area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The ministry in a short statement it shared, said the building was not on fire, rather there was rather an incident on the corridor of the basement involving an isolated battery pack.

The fire was quickly put out by security personnel on duty. The statement read;

NewsFlash: The Federal Ministry of Finance HQ is not on fire as reported on social media. Rather, there was an incident on the corridor in the basement involving an isolated battery Pack (photo inset). It was quickly put out by the security personnel on duty.