Gombe fire service contains outbreak at state media corporation, N20m saved 

The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Gombe State Command, has prevented spot worthy an estimated N20m from being destroyed successful a occurrence astatine the unit quarters of the Gombe Media Corporation.

The occurrence broke retired connected Saturday, September 19, 2026, astatine a residential gathering wrong the unit quarters.

According to a connection by the FFS Gombe Public Relations Officer, ASF Muazu-Bashir Musa, the bid received a distress telephone astatine 4:06pm and rapidly dispatched an FFS 215 Multipurpose Water Tender from the ATM Fire Operation Base.

The occurrence motortruck near the basal astatine 4:10pm and arrived astatine the country astatine 4:25pm, aft which firefighters began efforts to enactment retired the fire.

The connection said, “The occurrence progressive a residential gathering wrong the unit quarters and was suspected to person been caused by an electrical fault.”

Firefighters yet brought the occurrence nether power and stopped it from spreading to different buildings wrong the premises.

The bid said spot worthy astir N6m was destroyed, portion spot estimated astatine N20m was saved.

“No casualty was recorded,” the connection said.

The cognition was led by DSF Ali Kidams, with IF Adamu Babayo arsenic the driver, alongside different firefighters.

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