The head office of one of Nigerian’s oldest Bank was on Monday, gutted by an early morning fire in Lagos State.
The fire outbreak at Unity bank was confirmed by the bank via its official Twitter handle.
The statement from the bank, however, revealed the situation has been brought under control.
Read the details of the tweets below:
We regret to inform the public that there was a fire incident on one of the floors of our Head Office building early this morning.
The cause of the fire incident is yet to be ascertained but the fire service has intervened and has brought the situation under control.
— Unity Bank Plc (@UnityBankPlc) September 23, 2019
While the extent of damage is being assessed, we are happy to note that there was no casualty or loss of life as a result of the incident. From current observations, however, the Banking Hall and other strategic business areas were not affected.
— Unity Bank Plc (@UnityBankPlc) September 23, 2019
We are grateful to all the Agencies and volunteers that supported in bringing the incident under control.
Further developments regarding the incident will be communicated as it unfolds.
— Unity Bank Plc (@UnityBankPlc) September 23, 2019
I must commend the resilience of your staff who were seen actively assisting the agencies (Fed & Lag Fire Services & NNPC). As u determine the cause, kindly do well to share learning points with the public to make Nigeria safer. I was there to see areas of learning for my company
— Godman Karimo (@rimogee) September 23, 2019
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