National Agency for Food Administration and Control, NAFDAC’s warehouse located at its Oshodi laboratory office in Lagos gutted fire last night.
According to an eyewitness, the fire started about 7:45pm on Friday say no life was lost in the inferno.
The fire fighters arrived the scene at about 8:45pm.
The warehouse houses seized fake and unwholesome food, drug and pharmaceutical products.
Confirming the incident in a telephone chat with Vanguard, NAFDAC Director of Communication, Alhaji Abubakar Jimoh said the fire was caused by an electrical fault, adding that it was not the first time the Agency had experienced such. “It recently happened in Port Harcourt office.”
He said the fire affected the section housing the fake drugs and other products. It is not the first time NAFDAC is experiencing this kind of electrical fire.