BREAKING: Panic at National Assembly as fire breaks out moments after Senate screening

The National Assembly was on Wednesday thrown into panic following a fire outbreak in the Senate wing of the complex.

DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred at Hearing Room 107 of the National Assembly.

A video clip of the incident showed staff of the National Assembly using fire extinguishers to contain the fire.

The incident occurred just after the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission had concluded the screening of Dr. Zainab Marwa, who was nominated to represent the North-East on the board of the commission.

As at the time of filing this report no injuries or casualties have been reported from the fire outbreak.

According to TVC, the incident may have been caused by a microwave that was left switched on in the kitchen area.

It was gathered that in the aftermath of the incident, journalists covering proceedings at the National Assembly were reportedly instructed by committee officials to delete photographs and video recordings taken during the fire outbreak.