Fire engulfs De Bently Hotel in Abuja

The Federal Fire Service has successfully contained a occurrence outbreak astatine De Bently Hotel successful Utako, Abuja, preventing the flames from spreading to adjacent buildings.

The incidental occurred astir 8:28 p.m. connected Monday, March 9, 2026, erstwhile a occurrence engulfed a four-storey commercialized gathering covering an estimated 500 quadrate metres.

In a connection issued connected Tuesday, the National Public Relations Officer and Head of Corporate Services, Paul Abraham, said firefighters from the Wuse Fire Station were instantly dispatched to the scene.

According to him, the exigency squad arrived by 8:38 p.m. and began firefighting operations.

The effect was led by the Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Olumode Adeyemi, who personally supervised the operation.

Firefighters deployed aggregate h2o jets, appliances, and occurrence tenders successful a coordinated effort that yet brought the blaze nether control.

Preliminary findings bespeak that the occurrence whitethorn person been triggered by a state explosion, though authorities accidental investigations are inactive ongoing to find the nonstop ca...