Katsina State Government has set up a committee to investigate a fire outbreak that occurred in a part of the Governor’s office at the Muhammadu Buhari House on Monday.

The Director, Press, office of the Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Katsina.

Media reports that the fire outbreak, which took place in the early hours of Monday, damaged the Mini Chamber attached to the governor’s office.

According to Aliyu-Yar’adua, firefighters from both Federal and state offices were able to control the fire before it escalated.

He added that the source of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

The director said that the committee would find out the cause of the fire outbreak, extent of the damage, and identify lapses, if any, that led to the incident.

Aliyu-Yar’adua added that the committee was given the mandate to also recommend ways to avert recurrence.