Fire engulfs CBN headquarters in Lagos

The timely intervention of the Federal, State and private fire services on Tuesday evening saved the old CBN building at Tinubu Square  in  Lagos from being razed down.
Mr Njoku Chika, Head of Fire Prevention, Federal Fire Service in Lagos, said that the fire started at about 5.00 pm from the first floor on  left wing of the five storey building.
Chika said that the floor was housing the administrative department of the apex bank, stressing that the fire was put out by 5.10 pm.
“Fire services from the Federal, State, UBA, Union Bank collaborated to put out the inferno.
“The police and  civil defence corps  provided security to the areas.. No death was recorded,’’ Chika said.
Mr Rasak Fadipe, Director, Lagos State Fire Service,  told NAN that one of his men was injured in the thick smoke, but   the man was resuscitated. (NAN)
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