* Blaze starts in Senate committee room shortly after NDDC board screening
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja
A fire outbreak on Wednesday disrupted activities in a section of the Senate wing of the National Assembly complex in Abuja, raising concerns over safety within the nation’s legislative headquarters before it was swiftly contained by emergency responders.
The incident occurred shortly after the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) concluded the screening of Zainab Marwa as the North-east representative on the commission’s board.
The fire reportedly started in the kitchen area attached to Hearing Room 107, where the screening had taken place.
