An inferno broke out at the Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP) coordination office in Damaturu, Yobe State earlier today.
Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that the office, supported by the World Bank, is situated along Potiskum Road.
The tragic fire incident reportedly broke out around 12:40 pm on Sunday.
Vanguard quoted an eyewitness to have confirmed that the Yobe State Fire Service had to intervene and deploy their firefighters to extinguish the intense flames.
However, the cause of the fire incident has yet to be ascertained, and the coordination office has not released an official statement regarding the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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