There was a fire outbreak at an exhibit dump of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday.

The facility is located at Iriebi in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.

A statement by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said the incident occurred in the early hours.

The inferno affected most of the trucks parked in the premises before it was put out by men of the Federal Fire Service.

EFCC Secretary, George Ekpungu visited the scene on Tuesday.

He announced that an investigation had commenced to determine the cause of the fire.

“Measures will be put in place to safeguard all exhibit dumps across the country”, the commission assured.