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

The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Gombe State Command, has prevented property worth an estimated N20m from being destroyed in a fire at the staff quarters of the Gombe Media Corporation.
The fire broke out on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at a residential building within the staff quarters.
According to a statement by the FFS Gombe Public Relations Officer, ASF Muazu-Bashir Musa, the command received a distress call at 4:06pm and quickly dispatched an FFS 215 Multipurpose Water Tender from the ATM Fire Operation Base.
The fire truck left the base at 4:10pm and arrived at the scene at 4:25pm, after which firefighters began efforts to put out the fire.
The statement said, “The fire in...