United Bank for Africa (UBA) has issued a clarification following a fire outbreak on Tuesday afternoon at Afriland Tower, a six-storey building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, which also houses one of its branches.
The bank, in a statement on Tuesday, said contrary to reports circulating on social media and by some online platforms its head office, UBA House on Marina, was not affected by the incident.
“We are aware of the fire incident at a building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, which incidentally houses one of our many branches in Lagos Island,” the statement read.
“As against reports on online and social media, the affected building is not UBA House, Marina, the Bank’s head office.”
UBA further assured that the safety and well-being of its staff, customers, and other visitors had been secured.
According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the fire started in the inverter room located in the basement of the building, and thick smoke spread across multiple floors.
“Evacuation of occupants is in progress, while firefighting operations have been concluded, dousing the earlier panic before the arrival of the first responders,” Ogabi Olajide, Deputy Controller General of the agency, said in a statement.
Crews from Ebute Elefun and Sari Iganmu fire stations were deployed after the call was received at 1:38 p.m. No casualties had been reported as of press time.
Leave a Reply
Leave a Reply
