Fire engulfs Access Bank, Victoria Island, Lagos (Video)
Fire on Wednesday engulfed the Access Bank branch on Adetokunbo Ademola Street, in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State.
The fire started from a diesel-laden truck and a car on the bank’s premises.
The PUNCH gathered the diesel-laden truck was offloading diesel for the generators of the bank when it caught fire in the process.
While the diesel truck and the car had been completely razed by the fire, emergency responders salvaged the situation by preventing the fire from escalating.
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.
There is a fire outbreak at ACCESS BANK office along ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA . Traffic has been diverted at CIvic Center intersection. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes @Gidi_Traffic @TrafficChiefNG pic.twitter.com/Jhkn4It5pn
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