Fire has razed the popular Jabi Lake Mall in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday and caused panic among responders and security personnel at the shopping complex.

It was gathered the incident occurred around 3:00 am with the Adidas sports store in the mall razed by the inferno.

It was further learnt that firefighters from the Federal Fire Service, the Berger Fire Department, and the FCT Fire Service as well as police officers were deployed to the scene.

When contacted, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident and said police officers were deployed to the location to secure the area and prevent looting.

“We received a distress call at about 3:40 a.m. We immediately deployed our men there to secure the place and prevent any breach of public order,” Adeh said.

The situation has since been brought under control. (THE NATION)