A section of the Premium Times head office in Abuja, was on Friday gutted by fire.
According to the newspaper, its newsroom and some properties were destroyed in the inferno.
A post on the Premium Times website reads, “The building was evacuated as staff and witnesses used extinguishers to battle the inferno before firefighters arrived at the scene in the Wuse area of the federal capital.
“The raze started at about 1.30 p.m. forcing the newspaper’s weekly editorial meeting scheduled to start a few hours later to be called off.
“There were no casualties.
“The flames were declared under control shortly after, and officials of the Fire Service at the scene said they suspected an electrical fault as the cause of the fire.
“Investigation into the incident is expected to continue.”
