A Branch of the Access Bank on the Island sited Adetikunbo Ademola Street Victoria Island Lagos earlier today was engulfed by a blazing inferno.
The fire started when a diesel-laden truck and car in the bank’s premises caught fire during the process of offloading diesel from the truck for the generators of the bank.
The diesel truck and the car has since completely been razed by the fire, the emergency responders arrived on site just in time to prevent the fire from escalating any further and destroying the bank completely.
Confirming the incident, the General Manager, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said,
“On arrival at the incident scene, it was observed that a fully loaded 33,000 litres diesel tanker with number plate AKD 637 XP and a car stationed beside it with number plate AKD 234 FA were completely ravaged by the fire.
“Investigation conducted at the scene revealed that the tanker was dispensing diesel for the uses of generators in the bank premises and inadvertently caught fire.
“A combined intervention of the emergency responders, LASEMA Response Team, Eko Hotel, LASG fire, UBA Fire Service, and Federal Fire are able to arrest the fire and stop it from escalating to further the building in the premises. “No loss of life recorded, damping down ongoing.”
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